Heparin-associated polypeptides and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

Described herein are therapeutic compositions comprising heparin-associated polypeptides useful for the treatment of soft-tissue and muscle diseases, disorders, and injuries.

PRIORITY

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No.62/690,796 filed Jun. 27, 2018, and U.S. Provisional Application No.62/809,479 filed Feb. 22, 2019, both of which are incorporated byreference in their entirety herein.

SEQUENCE LISTING

The instant application contains a Sequence Listing which has beensubmitted electronically in ASCII format and is hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety. Said ASCII copy, created on Jun. 26, 2019, isnamed 54275-702 201 SL.txt and is 277,008 bytes in size.

BACKGROUND

As the average life span increases, increasing emphasis is placed upon“healthy aging.” Individuals would like to live more active lifestylesas they age, and as a result, many aging disorders can have asignificant impact on the quality of life of aging individuals.Treatments directed to regenerative ends have utility for treating agingdiseases. Additionally, many treatments for aging disorders can beapplicable to younger individuals who have suffered illness, injury, orwho possess genetic or developmental defects leading to premature tissueloss, wasting, or weakening.

SUMMARY

As individuals age, tissue progenitor cells lose their regenerativepotential. Described herein, in certain aspects, are heparin-associatedpolypeptides that can restore some or all of this regenerativepotential, and are thus useful in the treatment of aging disorders thatresult in tissue loss or underperformance, and rehabilitation frominjury. Described herein are therapeutic compositions comprisingheparin-associated polypeptides and methods of treating disordersassociated with aging, injury, or illness. In certain embodiments, thetherapeutic compositions comprise one or more heparin-associatedpolypeptides that possess mitogenic (i.e., regenerative) and/or fusionpromoting activity to a somatic cell, such as a tissue progenitor cell.In certain embodiments, the therapeutic compositions have activitytowards muscle and soft tissue progenitor cells. In certain embodimentsthese compositions possess utility in treating sarcopenia, cachexia,muscular dystrophy, acute and chronic muscle wasting diseases, andmuscle, ligament, or tendon injury, or any combination of these diseasesor conditions.

In one aspect, described herein is a composition comprising: (a) a firsttherapeutic polypeptide comprising a first polypeptide of Table 2, and(b) a second therapeutic polypeptide comprising a second polypeptide ofTable 2. In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 is afirst polypeptide of Table 1 and/or the second polypeptide of Table 2 isa second polypeptide of Table 1. In certain embodiments, the firstpolypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1, THBS2, THBS4, FGF17, VTN, POSTN,IGF2, or IL-15, or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, thesecond polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1, THBS2, THBS4, FGF17, VTN,POSTN, IGF2, or IL-15, or any combination thereof.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesTHBS2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesTHBS4 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesFGF17 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 23-2165 of SEQ ID NO: 7.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesVTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 20-478 of SEQ ID NO: 1.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesPOSTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 22-836 of SEQ ID NO: 6.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIGF2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS1and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIL-15 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS2and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesTHBS4 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8. In certain embodiments, the compositionfurther comprises IL-15 and/or a polypeptide comprising at least about90% homology to amino acids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10. In certainembodiments, the composition further comprises IGF2 and/or a polypeptidecomprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 25-91 of SEQ IDNO: 11.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS2and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesFGF17 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 23-2165 of SEQ ID NO: 7.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS2and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesVTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 20-478 of SEQ ID NO: 1.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS2and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesPOSTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 22-836 of SEQ ID NO: 6.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS2and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIGF2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS2and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIL-15 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS4and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesFGF17 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 23-2165 of SEQ ID NO: 7.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS4and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesVTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 20-478 of SEQ ID NO: 1.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS4and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesPOSTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 22-836 of SEQ ID NO: 6.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS4and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIGF2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises THBS4and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIL-15 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises FGF17and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids23-2165 of SEQ ID NO: 7; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesVTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 20-478 of SEQ ID NO: 1.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises FGF17and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids23-2165 of SEQ ID NO: 7; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesPOSTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 22-836 of SEQ ID NO: 6.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises FGF17and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids23-2165 of SEQ ID NO: 7; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIGF2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises FGF17and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids23-2165 of SEQ ID NO: 7; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIL-15 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises VTNand/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids20-478 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesPOSTN and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 22-836 of SEQ ID NO: 6.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises VTNand/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids20-478 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIGF2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises VTNand/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids20-478 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIL-15 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises POSTNand/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids22-836 of SEQ ID NO: 6; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIGF2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises POSTNand/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids22-836 of SEQ ID NO: 6; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIL-15 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10.

In certain embodiments, the first polypeptide of Table 2 comprises IGF2and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11; and the second polypeptide of Table 2 comprisesIL-15 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10.

In certain embodiments, the first therapeutic polypeptide has beenrecombinantly produced, the second polypeptide has been recombinantlyproduced, or both the first and second therapeutic polypeptides havebeen recombinantly produced. In certain embodiments, the firsttherapeutic polypeptide has been produced in a mammalian, yeast, insector bacteria cell, the second polypeptide has been produced in amammalian, yeast, insect or bacteria cell, or both the first and secondtherapeutic polypeptides have been produced in a mammalian, yeast,insect or bacteria cell. In certain embodiments, the first therapeuticpolypeptide and/or the second therapeutic polypeptide have been producedin a mammalian cell and the mammalian cell is a human cell. In somecases the human cell is a human embryonic kidney-derived epithelial cell(e.g., HEK293 cell). In certain embodiments, the first therapeuticpolypeptide has been produced in a mammalian cell and the mammalian cellis a Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell or mouse myeloma cell. In certainembodiments, the second therapeutic polypeptide has been produced in amammalian cell and the mammalian cell is a Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO)cell or mouse myeloma cell. In certain embodiments, the firsttherapeutic polypeptide and/or the second therapeutic polypeptide hasbeen purified from a human biological sample. In some cases, the humanbiological sample is human plasma. In certain embodiments, thecomposition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.In certain embodiments, the composition is formulated for administrationby injection. In certain embodiments, the injection is intramuscular. Incertain embodiments, the injection is subcutaneous. In certainembodiments, the injection is intravenous.

In another aspect, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide of Table 2 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Incertain embodiments, the polypeptide comprises VTN and/or a sequencecomprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 20-478 of SEQ IDNO: 1. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide comprises POSTN and/or asequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 22-836 ofSEQ ID NO: 6. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide comprises FGF17and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids23-2165 of SEQ ID NO: 7. In certain embodiments, the polypeptidecomprises THBS2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homologyto amino acids 19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In certain embodiments, thepolypeptide comprises THBS4 and/or a sequence comprising at least about90% homology to amino acids 27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8. In certainembodiments, the polypeptide comprises THBS1 and/or a sequencecomprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 19-1170 of SEQ IDNO: 9. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide comprises IL-15 and/or asequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 49-162 ofSEQ ID NO: 10. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide comprises IGF2and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide has beenproduced in a mammalian cell and the mammalian cell is a human cell. Insome cases the human cell is a human embryonic kidney-derived epithelialcell (e.g., HEK293 cells). In certain embodiments, the polypeptide hasbeen expressed from a Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell, or mouse myeloma(NS0) cell, insect, or a bacterial cell. In some cases the bacterialcell is an E. coli cell. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide hasbeen purified from a human biological sample. In some cases, the humanbiological sample is human plasma. In certain embodiments, thepolypeptide is synthetically produced. In certain embodiments, thepolypeptide possesses mitogenic and/or fusion promoting activity.Further described is a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide describedherein. Further described is a cell line comprising the nucleic acid.

Further described herein is a method of treating a disease or conditionin a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to thesubject a composition described herein. In certain embodiments, thedisease or condition comprises an aging disorder, muscle wastingdisorder, muscle injury, or injury to connective tissue, or acombination thereof. In certain embodiments, the subject has the agingdisorder and the aging disorder comprises sarcopenia. In certainembodiments, the subject has the muscle wasting disorder and the musclewasting disorder comprises muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments,the subject has the muscle wasting disorder and the muscle wasting is aresult of obesity, disease progression, metabolic disorder, ortherapeutic treatment, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments,the metabolic disorder is diabetes. In some cases the diabetes is Type 2Diabetes. In certain embodiments, the subject has the muscle wastingdisorder and the muscle wasting is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia.

In another aspect, described herein is a composition comprising: (a) afirst therapeutic polypeptide comprising THBS1, THBS2, THBS4, FGF17,VTN, POSTN, IGF2, or IL-15, and (b) a second therapeutic polypeptidecomprising THBS1, THBS2, THBS4, FGF17, VTN, POSTN, IGF2, or IL-15. Incertain embodiments, the first therapeutic polypeptide has beenrecombinantly produced, the second polypeptide has been recombinantlyproduced, or both the first and second therapeutic polypeptides havebeen recombinantly produced. In certain embodiments, the firsttherapeutic polypeptide has been produced in a mammalian, yeast, insector bacteria cell, the second polypeptide has been produced in amammalian, yeast, insect or bacteria cell, or both the first and secondtherapeutic polypeptides have been produced in a mammalian, yeast,insect or bacteria cell. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide hasbeen produced in a mammalian cell and the mammalian cell is a humancell. In some cases the human cell is a human embryonic kidney-derivedepithelial cell (e.g., HEK293 cells). In certain embodiments, the firsttherapeutic polypeptide has been produced in a mammalian cell and themammalian cell is a Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell or mouse myelomacell. In certain embodiments, the second therapeutic polypeptide hasbeen produced in a mammalian cell and the mammalian cell is a ChineseHamster Ovary (CHO) cell or mouse myeloma cell. In certain embodiments,the polypeptide has been purified from a human biological sample. Insome cases, the human biological sample is human plasma.

In certain embodiments, the first therapeutic polypeptide comprisesIL-15 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10; and the second therapeutic polypeptidecomprises THBS2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homologyto amino acids 19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In certain embodiments, thefirst therapeutic polypeptide comprises IL-15 and/or a sequencecomprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 49-162 of SEQ IDNO: 10; and the second therapeutic polypeptide comprises THBS4 and/or asequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 27-961 ofSEQ ID NO: 8. In certain embodiments, the first therapeutic polypeptidecomprises IGF2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homologyto amino acids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11; and the second therapeuticpolypeptide comprises THBS2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about90% homology to amino acids 19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In certainembodiments, the first therapeutic polypeptide comprises IGF2 and/or asequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 25-91 ofSEQ ID NO: 11; and the second therapeutic polypeptide comprises THBS4and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8. In certain embodiments, the first therapeuticpolypeptide comprises THBS4 and/or a sequence comprising at least about90% homology to amino acids 27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8; and the secondtherapeutic polypeptide comprises THBS2 and/or a sequence comprising atleast about 90% homology to amino acids 19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4. Incertain embodiments, the composition further comprises IL-15 and/or asequence comprising at least about 90% homology to amino acids 49-162 ofSEQ ID NO: 10. In certain embodiments, the composition further comprisesIGF2 and/or a sequence comprising at least about 90% homology to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11. In certain embodiments, the compositionfurther comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. In certainembodiments, the composition is formulated for administration byinjection. In certain embodiments, the injection is intramuscular. Incertain embodiments, the injection is subcutaneous. In certainembodiments, the injection is intravenous.

In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprisingTHBS2 and THBS4. The composition may comprise VTN. The composition maycomprise ANOS1. The composition may comprise IL-15. The composition maycomprise IGF2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,THBS4, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,THBS4, and ANOS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, THBS4, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.In certain embodiments, the composition is formulated for administrationby injection. In certain embodiments, the injection is intramuscular. Incertain embodiments, the injection is subcutaneous. In certainembodiments, the injection is intravenous.

In certain embodiment, described herein is a composition comprisingTHBS1 and FGF17. In certain embodiment, described herein is acomposition comprising THBS2 and VTN. In certain embodiment, describedherein is a composition comprising THBS1 and VTN. In certain embodiment,described herein is a composition comprising THBS1 and THBS2. In certainembodiment, described herein is a composition comprising THBS2 andFGF17. In certain embodiment, described herein is a compositioncomprising THBS1 and THBS4. In certain embodiment, described herein is acomposition comprising VTN and FGF17. In certain embodiment, describedherein is a composition comprising THBS4 and VTN. In certain embodiment,described herein is a composition comprising THBS4 and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition further comprises a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient. In certain embodiments, the composition isformulated for administration by injection. In certain embodiments, theinjection is intramuscular. In certain embodiments, the injection issubcutaneous. In certain embodiments, the injection is intravenous.

Further described is a method of treating a disease or condition in asubject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to thesubject a composition described herein. In certain embodiments, thedisease or condition comprises an aging disorder, muscle wastingdisorder, muscle injury, or injury to connective tissue, or acombination thereof. In certain embodiments, the subject has the agingdisorder and the aging disorder comprises sarcopenia. In certainembodiments, the subject has the muscle wasting disorder and the musclewasting disorder comprises muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments,the subject has the muscle wasting disorder and the muscle wasting is aresult of obesity, metabolic disorder, disease progression, ortherapeutic treatment, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments,the metabolic disorder is diabetes. In some cases the diabetes is Type 2Diabetes. In certain embodiments, the subject has the muscle wastingdisorder and the muscle wasting is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia.

In a certain aspect, described herein, is a composition comprising amitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide, wherein the polypeptideis a heparin-associated polypeptide secreted from a stem cell or atransformed cell line, wherein the heparin-associated polypeptidepossesses mitogenic and/or fusion promoting activity. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises a plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the pluralitycomprises two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or morepolypeptides. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are isolated and purified. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides are recombinantly produced. Incertain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptideor plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides aresecreted from a stem cell. In certain embodiments, the stem cell is apluripotent stem cell. In certain embodiments, the stem cell is aninduced pluripotent stem cell. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicactivity comprises the ability to increase proliferation in a somaticcell and/or increase the ability of another heparin-associatedpolypeptide to increase proliferation in a somatic cell. In certainembodiments, the fusion promoting activity comprises the ability toincrease fusion of a plurality of somatic cells and/or increase theability of another heparin-associated polypeptide to increase fusion ina plurality of somatic cells. In certain embodiments, the somatic cellis a muscle, muscle progenitor cell, tenocyte, or tenocyte precursor. Incertain embodiments, the somatic cell is a mammalian cell. In certainembodiments, the somatic cell is a human cell. In certain embodiments,any one of the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides orplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides are producedin a heterologous cellular production system. In certain embodiments,any one of the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides orplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides aresynthetically produced. In certain embodiments, the polypeptides arepurified from human plasma. In certain embodiments, the polypeptides arepurified from a mammalian cell, insect cell, or bacterial cell. Themammalian cell may be a human cell. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises one or more modificationsto improve activity, stability, or increase polypeptide yield from aheterologous cellular production system, or any combination thereof. Incertain embodiments, the modification is an alteration of one or moreamino acids in the polypeptide sequence of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide compared to the wildtype polypeptide sequence ofthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide(s) areencoded by a nucleic acid. In certain embodiments, the cell linecomprises the nucleic acid encoding the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide(s). In certain embodiments, the cell line is aeukaryotic cell line. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In certain embodiments, thecomposition is formulated in injectable form. In certain embodiments,the composition is for use in a method of treating an aging disorder, amuscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connectivetissue, or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the agingdisorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of treating an individualwith aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or aninjury to a connective tissue, or any combination thereof, the methodcomprising administering to the individual the composition of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the agingdisorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of producing a compositionsuitable for the treatment of an aging disorder comprising admixing apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent with themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides described herein. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of producing a mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprising culturing a cell linecomprising a nucleic acid expressing a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide under conditions sufficient to produce the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide.

In another aspect, described herein, is a composition comprising amitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide is identified by: (a) identifying atleast one polypeptide in a mixture of a plurality of polypeptidessecreted from a stem cell or a transformed cell line that can bepurified with heparin coated matrix; and (b) determining the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting activity of the at least one polypeptide for asomatic cell, wherein the at least one polypeptide is identified as amitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide if the at least onepolypeptide exhibits mitogenic and/or fusion promoting activity. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises a plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, theplurality comprises three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten ormore polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are isolated and purified. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides are recombinantly produced. Incertain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptideor plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides aresecreted from a stem cell. In certain embodiments, the stem cell is apluripotent stem cell. In certain embodiments, the stem cell is aninduced pluripotent stem cell. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting activity comprises the ability to increaseproliferation in a somatic cell or increase the ability of anotherheparin-associated polypeptide to increase proliferation in a somaticcell. In certain embodiments, the fusion promoting activity comprisesthe ability to increase fusion of a plurality of somatic cells orincrease the ability of another heparin-associated polypeptide toincrease fusion in a plurality of somatic cells. In certain embodiments,the somatic cell is a muscle, muscle progenitor cell, tenocyte, ortenocyte precursor. In certain embodiments, the somatic cell is amammalian cell. In certain embodiments, the somatic cell is a humancell. In certain embodiments, any one of the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are produced in a heterologous cellular production system.In certain embodiments, any one of the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are synthetically produced. In certain embodiments, thepolypeptides are purified from human plasma. In certain embodiments, thepolypeptides are purified from a mammalian cell, insect cell, orbacterial cell. The mammalian cell may be a human cell. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide orplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesone or more modifications to improve activity, stability, or increasepolypeptide yield from a heterologous cellular production system. Incertain embodiments, the modification is an alteration of one or moreamino acids in the polypeptide sequence of the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide compared to the wildtype polypeptide sequence ofthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide(s) areencoded by a nucleic acid. In certain embodiments, the cell linecomprises the nucleic acid encoding the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide(s). In certain embodiments, the cell line is aeukaryotic cell line. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In certain embodiments, thecomposition is formulated in injectable form. In certain embodiments,the composition is for use in a method of treating an aging disorder, amuscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connectivetissue, or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the agingdisorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of treating an individualwith aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or aninjury to a connective tissue, or any combination thereof, the methodcomprising administering to the individual the composition of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the agingdisorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of producing a compositionsuitable for the treatment of an aging disorder comprising admixing apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent with themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides described herein. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of producing a mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprising culturing a cell linecomprising a nucleic acid expressing a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide under conditions sufficient to produce the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide.

In another aspect, described herein, is a composition comprising amitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises ADAMTS12, INS-IGF2, AOC1,SOD3, CLU, ITIH1, APLP1, THBS1, COCH, ITIH2, APLP2, THBS3, COL11A1,LAMA1, APOB, TNXB, COL12A1, LAMA2, APOE, VEGFA, COL14A1, LAMA5, APOH,VTN, COL18A1, LAMB1, APP, ZNF207, COL1A1, LAMB2, CCDC80, COL1A2, LTF,CFH, COL2A1, MATN2, CLEC3B, COL3A1, MDK, COL25A1, COL5A1, MST1, COL5A3,COL5A2, NID1, CYR61, COL6A1, NPNT, F2, COL6A2, OLFML3, FGF2, COL6A3,PCOLCE, FGFBP3, CTGF, POSTN, FSTL1, DCD, PTN, HDGF, DRAXIN, RARRES2,KNG1, ECM1, RELN, NDNF, FBLN1, SFRP1, NRP1, FBN1, SLIT3, PAFAH1B1, FBN2,SPON1, PCOLCE2, FN1, STC1, PTPRF, FST, STC2, PTPRS, HGFAC, SVEP1, RPL22,IGFBP2, THBS2, RPL29, a protein listed in Table 2, or a protein listedin Table 1, or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises VTN, STC2, AGRN,POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, FST, THBS4, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS1, or a combinationthereof. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises one or more of VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, IGF2,IL-15, THBS1, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide comprises VTN. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises STC2. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesAGRN. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises THBS2. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises FST. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises FGF17. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises THBS4. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesIGF2. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises IL-15. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises THBS1. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises a plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the pluralitycomprises three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or morepolypeptides. The plurality of polypeptides may comprise one, two,three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides ofTable 2. The plurality of polypeptides may comprise one, two, three,four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides ofTable 1. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides comprises IGF2, THBS2, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises IL-15, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises THBS2 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4,and VTN. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4, and ANOS1. Incertain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4, and IL-15. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises THBS2, THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the pluralityof mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS1 andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides comprises THBS2 and VTN. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises THBS1 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS1 andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides comprises THBS2 and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS1 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesVTN and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS4 and VTN. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS4 and FGF17. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides are isolated and purified. Incertain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptideor plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides arerecombinantly produced. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides are secreted from a stem cell. In certainembodiments, the stem cell is a pluripotent stem cell. In certainembodiments, the stem cell is an induced pluripotent stem cell. Incertain embodiments, the mitogenic activity comprises the ability toincrease proliferation in a somatic cell or increase the ability ofanother heparin-associated polypeptide to increase proliferation in asomatic cell. In certain embodiments, the fusion promoting activitycomprises the ability to increase fusion of a plurality of somatic cellsand/or increase the ability of another heparin-associated polypeptide toincrease fusion in a plurality of somatic cells. In certain embodiments,the somatic cell is a muscle, muscle progenitor cell, tenocyte, ortenocyte precursor. In certain embodiments, the somatic cell is amammalian cell. In certain embodiments, the somatic cell is a humancell. In certain embodiments, any one of the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are produced in a heterologous cellular production system.In certain embodiments, any one of the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are synthetically produced. In certain embodiments, thepolypeptides are purified from human plasma. In certain embodiments, thepolypeptides are purified from a mammalian cell, insect cell, orbacterial cell. The mammalian cell may be a human cell. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide orplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesone or more modifications to improve activity, stability, or increasepolypeptide yield from a heterologous cellular production system. Incertain embodiments, the modification is an alteration of one or moreamino acids in the polypeptide sequence of the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide compared to the wildtype polypeptide sequence ofthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide(s) areencoded by a nucleic acid. In certain embodiments, the cell linecomprises the nucleic acid encoding the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide(s). In certain embodiments, the cell line is aeukaryotic cell line. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In certain embodiments, thecomposition is formulated in injectable form. In certain embodiments,the composition is for use in a method of treating an aging disorder, amuscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connectivetissue, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the agingdisorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of treating an individualwith aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or aninjury to a connective tissue, or a combination thereof, the methodcomprising administering to the individual the composition of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the agingdisorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of producing a compositionsuitable for the treatment of an aging disorder comprising admixing apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent with themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides described herein. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a method of producing a mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprising culturing a cell linecomprising a nucleic acid expressing a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide under conditions sufficient to produce the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide.

In another aspect, described herein, is a composition comprising amitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises VTN, STC2, AGRN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, FST, THBS4, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS1, or a combinationthereof. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises one or more of VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS4,IGF2, IL-15, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide comprises VTN. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises STC2. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesAGRN. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises THBS2. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises FST. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises FGF17. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises THBS4. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesIGF2. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises IL-15. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises THBS1. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises a mixture of a plurality ofdifferent mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides. In certainembodiments, the plurality of different mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides comprise three, four, or five different mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides. The plurality of polypeptides maycomprise one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten ormore polypeptides of Table 2. The plurality of polypeptides may compriseone, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or morepolypeptides of Table 1. In certain embodiments, the plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises IGF2, THBS2,and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides comprises IL-15, THBS2, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesTHBS2, THBS4, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4,and ANOS1. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4, and IL-15. Incertain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises THBS1 and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2 and VTN.In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides comprises THBS1 and VTN. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises THBS1 and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2 andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides comprises THBS1 and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises VTN and FGF17. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesTHBS4 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS4 and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide orplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides are isolatedand purified. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are recombinantly or synthetically produced. In certainembodiments, the polypeptides are purified from human plasma. In certainembodiments, the polypeptides are purified from a mammalian cell, insectcell, or bacterial cell. The mammalian cell may be a human cell. Incertain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptideor plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides aresecreted from a stem cell. In certain embodiments, the stem cell is apluripotent stem cell. In certain embodiments, the stem cell is aninduced pluripotent stem cell. In certain embodiments, the mitogenicactivity comprises increasing proliferation in a muscle cell precursor.In certain embodiments, the fusion promoting activity comprises theability to increase fusion of a plurality of somatic cells and/orincrease the ability of another heparin-associated polypeptide toincrease fusion in a plurality of somatic cells. In certain embodiments,the muscle cell precursor is a myoblast. In certain embodiments, thesomatic cell is a mammalian cell. In certain embodiments, the somaticcell is a human cell. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides comprise one or more modifications to improveactivity, stability, or increase polypeptide yield from a heterologouscellular production system. In certain embodiments, the modification isan alteration of one or more amino acids in the polypeptide sequence ofthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide compared to thewildtype polypeptide sequence of the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide. In certain embodiments, the modification is a fusion of amitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide to a non-mitogenic orfusion promoting polypeptide. In certain embodiments, the non-mitogenicor fusion promoting polypeptide comprises an immunoglobulin Fc region orserum albumin. In certain embodiments, the non-mitogenic or fusionpromoting polypeptide is a human polypeptide. In certain embodiments,the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides are concatemerized. Incertain embodiments, the concatemerized polypeptides are separated by apolypeptide linker. In certain embodiments, the concatemerizedpolypeptides are the same polypeptide. In certain embodiments, theconcatemerized polypeptides are different polypeptides. In certainembodiments, the concatemerized polypeptides are covalentlyconcatemerized through a non-peptide linkage. In certain embodiments,the concatemerized polypeptides are non-covalently concatemerized. Incertain embodiments, a nucleic acid encodes the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide. In certain embodiments, a cell line comprises thenucleic acid. In certain embodiments, the cell line is a eukaryotic cellline. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier,or diluent. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, carrier, or diluent increases the function of the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the functioncomprises increasing proliferation in a muscle cell precursor,increasing stability of the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides, or increasing bioavailability of the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the composition is forsubcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, or topical administration. Incertain embodiments, the composition is for use in a method of treatingan aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or aninjury to a connective tissue, or a combination thereof. In certainembodiments, the aging disorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments,the muscle wasting disorder is muscular dystrophy. In certainembodiments, the muscle wasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscularcachexia. In certain embodiments, described herein, is a method oftreating an individual with an aging disorder, a muscle wastingdisorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connective tissue, or acombination thereof, the method comprising administering to theindividual the composition. In certain embodiments, described herein, isa method of increasing proliferation of a muscle cell or connectivetissue cell precursor in an individual comprising administering to theindividual the composition. In certain embodiments, the individual isafflicted with or suspected of being afflicted with an aging disorder, amuscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connectivetissue, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the agingdisorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia.

Also described is a method of producing a composition suitable for thetreatment of an aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscleinjury, or an injury to a connective tissue, or a combination thereof,the method comprising admixing a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient,carrier, or diluent with the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides. Also described is a method of producing a mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide comprising culturing a cell line comprisinga nucleic acid encoding mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide orplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides underconditions sufficient to produce the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The novel features described herein are set forth with particularity inthe appended claims. A better understanding of the features andadvantages of the features described herein will be obtained byreference to the following detailed description that sets forthillustrative examples, in which the principles of the features describedherein are utilized, and the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 shows histology and immunofluorescence staining of injured andregenerated muscle tissue from aged mice treated with heparin-associatedpolypeptides or vehicle control.

FIG. 2A shows time-points for dosing and analysis of the effects of theentire pool of heparin-associated polypeptides in an acute injury modelin aged mice. Squares denote injury inducing intramuscular injection(IM) with Barium Chloride; circles denote administration of treatment orvehicle.

FIG. 2B shows the results of the experiment outlined in FIG. 2A.Administration of hPSC derived factors resulted in improved new fiberformation (regenerative index, left) and reduced scaring (fibroticindex, right) in aged mice to levels similar to those in young mice,both of which were markedly better than vehicle-treated old mice. Starsindicate degree of significance from one-way ANOVA tests.

FIG. 2C shows time-points for dosing and analysis of the effects of theentire pool of heparin-associated polypeptides in an acute injury modelin transgenic mice prone to obesity. Squares denote injury inducingintramuscular injection (IM) with Barium Chloride; circles denoteadministration of treatment or vehicle.

FIG. 2D shows the results of the experiment outlined in FIG. 2C.Administration of hPSC derived factors resulted in improved new fiberformation (regenerative index, left, p<3.5E-6) and reduced scaring(fibrotic index, right, p<8.44E-3) in transgenic obese mice to levelssimilar to those in positive control (8 ng FGF19) treated mice (p<2.3E-5and p<2.32E-2, respectively), both of which were markedly better thanvehicle-treated transgenic obese mice. Stars indicate degree ofsignificance from one-way ANOVA tests.

FIGS. 3A to 3D. Heparin-column enrichment of secreted factors from hESCand differentiated cells can be deeply profiled in an unbiased way usingisobaric labeling, online reverse phase fractionation, and an SPS-MS3instrument method. FIG. 3A depicts the methodology for targeted heparinpurification of secreted proteins from media supernatant, isobariclabeling, reverse phase fractionation, and SPS-MS3 mass spectrometryinstrument method. FIG. 3B depicts a silver stain gel of heparinpurified proteins (left two lanes) compared to buffer only (right mostlane), demonstrating enrichment of many protein species by theirmolecular weight. FIG. 3C depicts a 2D heat map of the intensity (color)of peptides separated by m/z (y-axis) compared to elution from reversephase nHPLC separation (x-axis). FIG. 3D depicts a K-means clusteredheat map of all proteins found in a representative experimentdemonstrating the differential abundance of many proteins specificallyin the secretome of undifferentiated hPSCs. FIG. 3E depicts PrincipleComponent Analysis of proteins from the same run demonstrating again thedifferential expressionless (PC1) as well as a high relative degree ofreproducibility from undifferentiated hPSCs compared to differentiatedcells.

FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate representative results from an in vitro assayuseful to validate the regenerative capacity of factors identified bymass spectroscopy. FIG. 4A shows representative micrographs taken fromcells treated with fusion media (neg. control), defined growth media(pos. control), Optimem, supernatant from differentiated hESC,supernatant from undifferentiated hESC, heparin binding proteins elutedfrom supernatant of undifferentiated hESC under two differentconditions, and supernatant of undifferentiated hESC that has beendepleted of heparin binding proteins. FIG. 4B shows data expressed as %of nuclei stained with BrdU or % cells stained for embryonic myosinheavy chain (eMyHC).

FIGS. 5A-5B show quantitation and representative images demonstratingthe proliferation effect of IGFBP7 (330 ng/mL), POSTN (330 ng/mL), SPON1(330 ng/mL), MST1 (330 ng/mL), and RARRES2 (330 ng/mL) (FIG. 5A); andVTN (10 ug/mL), FGF17 (500 ng/mL), IGF2 (2 ug/mL), FGF4 (500 ng/mL),FGF1 (500 ng/mL), and FGF6 (1 ug/mL) (FIG. 5B) in injury activatedprimary mouse myoblasts grown in vitro. FIG. 5C shows quantitation andrepresentative images demonstrating the increased cellular fusion effectof THBS1 (330 ng/mL), THBS2 (330 ng/mL), and STC2 (875 ng/mL) in injuryactivated primary mouse myoblasts grown in vitro.

FIGS. 6A-6E show quantitation and representative immunofluorescentstained cell images demonstrating the proliferation effect specificheparin-associated polypeptides. FIG. 6A shows the effect of IGFBP5 at 1ug/mL, FIG. 6B show the effect of THBS4 at 1 ug/mL, FIG. 6C shows theeffect of VTN at 10 ug/mL, FIG. 6D shows the effect of FGF17 at 250ng/mL, and FIG. 6E shows the effect of IGFBP7 at 500 ng/mL—alldemonstrated notable effects in injury activated primary humanmyoblasts, young (18 years old) and aged (both 68 years old), grown invitro. FIGS. 6F-6H, show quantitation and representative imagesdemonstrating the increased cellular fusion effect of SPON1 (1 ug/mL)(FIG. 6F), POSTN (1 ug/mL) (FIG. 6G), PDGFRL (5 ug/mL) (FIG. 6H) ininjury activated primary human myoblasts, young (18 years) and old (both69 years old), grown in vitro.

FIG. 7A provides an exemplary proliferative dose response of mousemyoblasts cultured with hPSC-derived factors Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1)applied at 125 ng/mL, 250 ng/mL, and 500 ng/mL, 1000 ng/ml and 2000ng/ml, and Fibroblast growth factor 17 (FGF17) applied at 12.5 ng/ml, 25ng/ml, 50 ng/ml, 100 ng/ml, and 200 ng/ml. FIG. 7B shows that whileTHBS1 showed non-significant effects on proliferation of myoblasts(top), FGF17 produced a linear dose-dependent increase in proliferationof myoblasts (bottom). FIG. 7C shows that the combination of the twoproduced potentiation type synergy (CI<0.68, p<7.92E-7).

FIGS. 7D-7M provide examples of synergistic combinations ofheparin-associated polypeptides relative to the vehicle only control(_FM) or to treatment with either of the individual heparin-associatedpolypeptides. Combination Index (CI) values and probability values(p-values) from statistical tests for the synergy models are reported inTable 10. FIG. 7D shows the synergistic effects of THBS1 with VTN. FIG.7E shows the synergistic effects of THB with THBS2. FIG. 7F shows thesynergistic effects of THBS1 with THBS4. FIG. 7G shows the synergisticeffects of lower concentrations of THBS2 with varying concentrations ofTHBS4. FIG. 7H shows the synergistic effects higher concentrations ofTHBS2 with varying concentrations of THBS4. FIG. 7I shows thesynergistic effects of THBS2 with VTN. FIG. 7J shows the synergisticeffects of THBS2 with FGF17. FIG. 7K shows the synergistic effects ofTHBS4 with VTN. FIG. 7L shows the synergistic effects of THBS4 withFGF17. FIG. 7M shows the synergistic effects of VTN with FGF17.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the dose dependent increasing cellular fusionof mouse myoblasts cultured with a heparin-associated polypeptide. Inthis case Platelet derived growth factor-like (PDGFRL) proteins wereapplied at 625 ng/mL, 1250 ng/mL, 2500 ng/mL, 5000 ng/mL, and 10000ng/mL.

FIG. 9A shows the experimental schematic of time-points for dosing andanalysis using an acute injury model in aged mice of the effects ofindividual heparin-associated polypeptides with proliferative effects invitro. Squares denote injury inducing intramuscular injection (IM) withBarium Chloride; circles denote administration of treatment or vehicle.

FIG. 9B shows the results of the experiment outlined in FIG. 9A.Administration of 20 ul of heparin-associated polypeptides FGF17 (500ng/mL, p<2.23E-4), THBS1 (2 ug/mL, p<5.83E-5), THBS2 (2 ug/mL,p<2.67E-4), and VTN (10 ug/mL, p<1.13E-2) resulted in improved new fiberformation (regenerative index) in aged mice compared to vehicle-treatedaged mice to levels similar or better than young mice. Stars indicatedegree of significance from one-way ANOVA tests.

FIG. 9C Representative images of immunofluorescence staining ofsectioned mouse muscle (tibialis anterior) demonstrated increased muscleregeneration for injured, aged mouse muscle treated with THBS1 (2 ug/mL)compared to young and vehicle-treated, aged mouse muscle.

FIG. 9D shows the experimental schematic of time-points for dosing andanalysis using an acute injury model in aged mice of the effects ofindividual heparin-associated polypeptides with fusion enhancing effectsin vitro. Squares denote injury inducing intramuscular injection (IM)with Barium Chloride; circles denote administration of treatment orvehicle.

FIG. 9E shows the results of the experiment outlined in FIG. 9D.Administration of 20 ul of heparin-associated polypeptides PPDGFRL (5ug/mL, p<3.85E-2) and IGFBP7 (1 ug/mL, p<6.63E-3) resulted in improvednew fiber formation (regenerative index compared to vehicle-treated agedmice. Stars indicate degree of significance from one-way ANOVA tests.

FIG. 9F provides representative images of immunofluorescence staining ofsectioned mouse muscle (tibialis anterior) demonstrating increasedmuscle regeneration for injured, aged mouse muscle treated with POSTN (1ug/mL) or IGFBP7 (1 ug/mL) compared to vehicle-treated, aged mousemuscle.

FIG. 10A shows the experimental schematic of time-points for in vivoinjury and individual heparin-associated polypeptide administrationfollowed by muscle excision, dissociation, ex vivo culturing ofactivated myoblasts and quantitation by chemical and immunofluorescentlabelling.

FIG. 10B provides resulting quantitation that demonstrates theregenerative effect of heparin-associated polypeptide administration(FGF17) of 20 ul at 500 ng/ml improved the regeneration of new myoblastsin aged mice above the vehicle-treated aged mice (p<7.57E-8) to a levelsimilar to those seen in young mice.

FIG. 10C provides representative immunofluorescence images for ex vivocultured, injury activated myoblasts used for quantitative evaluation offactor efficacy.

FIG. 11A shows the experimental schematic of time-points for in vivoinjury followed by muscle excision, dissociation, ex vivo culturing ofactivated myoblasts, then individual heparin-associated polypeptideadministration and quantitation by chemical and immunofluorescentlabelling.

FIG. 11B provides resulting quantitation that demonstrates theregenerative effect of administration of heparin-associated polypeptidesFGF17 (500 ng/ml) and THBS4 (2 ug/mL)—each improved the regeneration ofnew myoblasts in aged mice above the vehicle-treated aged mice(p<1.57E-2, 4.64E-2 respectively, one-sided test) compared to vehicletreated control.

FIG. 11C provides representative immunofluorescence images for ex vivocultured, injury activated myoblasts used for quantitative evaluation offactor efficacy.

FIG. 12A provides representative quantitation of immunofluorescenceimages demonstrating the proliferation enhancing effects ofheparin-associated polypeptides administration at various does onprimary human myoblasts derived from a patient with type 1 myotonicdystrophy.

FIG. 12B provides representative quantitation of immunofluorescenceimages demonstrating the hypertrophy enhancing effects ofheparin-associated polypeptides administration at various does onprimary human myoblasts derived from a patient with type 1 myotonicdystrophy.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In one aspect, described herein is a composition comprising a mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide is identified by: (a) identifying at least onepolypeptide in a mixture of a plurality of polypeptides secreted from astem cell or a transformed cell line that can be enriched throughassociation of the mixture with heparin-conjugated beads; and (b)determining the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting activity of the atleast one polypeptide for a somatic cell, wherein at least onepolypeptide is identified as a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide if at least one polypeptide exhibits mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting activity.

In another aspect, described herein is a composition comprising amitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide, wherein the polypeptideis a heparin-associated polypeptide secreted from a stem cell or atransformed cell line, wherein the heparin-associated polypeptidepossesses mitogenic and/or fusion promoting activity. In certainembodiments, the composition is for use in a method of treating an agingdisorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to aconnective tissue, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, thecomposition is for use in a method of increasing proliferation of amuscle cell or connective tissue cell precursor in an individual. Incertain embodiments, the individual is afflicted with or suspected ofbeing afflicted with an aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, amuscle injury, or an injury to a connective tissue, or a combinationthereof. In certain embodiments, the aging disorder is sarcopenia. Incertain embodiments, the muscle wasting disorder is muscular dystrophy.In certain embodiments, the muscle wasting disorder is cachexia, e.g.,muscular cachexia. In another aspect, described herein, is a compositioncomprising a mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide, wherein themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises ADAMTS12,INS-IGF2, AOC1, SOD3, CLU, ITIH1, APLP1, THBS1, COCH, ITIH2, APLP2,THBS3, COL11A1, LAMA1, APOB, TNXB, COL12A1, LAMA2, APOE, VEGFA, COL14A1,LAMA5, APOH, VTN, COL18A1, LAMB1, APP, ZNF207, COL1A1, LAMB2, CCDC80,COL1A2, LTF, CFH, COL2A1, MATN2, CLEC3B, COL3A1, MDK, COL25A1, COL5A1,MST1, COL5A3, COL5A2, NID1, CYR61, COL6A1, NPNT, F2, COL6A2, OLFML3,FGF2, COL6A3, PCOLCE, FGFBP3, CTGF, POSTN, FSTL1, DCD, PTN, HDGF,DRAXIN, RARRES2, KNG1, ECM1, RELN, NDNF, FBLN1, SFRP1, NRP1, FBN1,SLIT3, PAFAH1B1, FBN2, SPON1, PCOLCE2, FN1, STC1, PTPRF, FST, STC2,PTPRS, HGFAC, SVEP1, RPL22, IGFBP2, THBS2, RPL29, a protein listed inTable 2, or a protein listed in Table 1, or any combination thereof. Incertain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidecomprises one or more of VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS4, IGF2, IL-15,and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises VTN. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide comprises THBS2. In certain embodiments,the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises POSTN. Incertain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidecomprises FGF17. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide comprises THBS4. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises IGF2. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesIL-15. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises THBS1. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises a mixture of a plurality of different mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the plurality ofdifferent mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprise three,four, or five different mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides.The plurality of polypeptides may comprise one, two, three, four, five,six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides of Table 2. Theplurality of polypeptides may comprise one, two, three, four, five, six,seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides of Table 1. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises IGF2, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises IL-15, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the pluralityof mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2 andTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4, and VTN. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4, and ANOS1. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises THBS2, THBS4, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the pluralityof mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2,THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS1 and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2 and VTN. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesTHBS1 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS1 and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2 and FGF17. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesTHBS1 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises VTN and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS4 and VTN. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesTHBS4 and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition is for use in amethod of treating an aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, amuscle injury, or an injury to a connective tissue, or any combinationthereof. In certain embodiments, the composition is for use in a methodof increasing proliferation of a muscle cell and/or connective tissuecell precursor in an individual. In certain embodiments, the individualis afflicted with or suspected of being afflicted with an agingdisorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to aconnective tissue, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, theaging disorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia.

In another aspect, described herein, is a composition comprising amitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises VTN, STC2, AGRN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, FST, or THBS4, or a combination thereof. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic of fusion promoting polypeptide comprises atleast one of VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesone or more of VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS4, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS1.In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises VTN. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide comprises THBS2. In certain embodiments,the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises POSTN. Incertain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidecomprises FGF17. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide comprises THBS4. In certain embodiments, themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises IGF2. In certainembodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesIL-15. In certain embodiments, the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises THBS1. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises a mixture of a plurality of different mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the plurality ofdifferent mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprise three,four, or five different mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides.The plurality of polypeptides may comprise one, two, three, four, five,six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides of Table 2. Theplurality of polypeptides may comprise one, two, three, four, five, six,seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides of Table 1. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises IGF2, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises IL-15, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the pluralityof mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2 andTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4, and VTN. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2, THBS4, and ANOS1. In certain embodiments,the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises THBS2, THBS4, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the pluralityof mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS2,THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS1 and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2 and VTN. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesTHBS1 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides comprises THBS1 and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS2 and FGF17. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesTHBS1 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprises VTN and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprises THBS4 and VTN. In certain embodiments, theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesTHBS4 and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition is for use in amethod of treating an aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, amuscle injury, or an injury to a connective tissue, or a combinationthereof. In certain embodiments, the composition is for use in a methodof increasing proliferation of a muscle cell and/or connective tissuecell precursor in an individual. In certain embodiments, the individualis afflicted with or suspected of being afflicted with an agingdisorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to aconnective tissue, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, theaging disorder is sarcopenia. In certain embodiments, the muscle wastingdisorder is muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting disorder is cachexia, e.g., muscular cachexia.

In the following description, certain specific details are set forth inorder to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments.However, one skilled in the art will understand that the embodimentsprovided may be practiced without these details. Unless the contextrequires otherwise, throughout the specification and claims that follow,the word “comprise” and variations thereof, such as, “comprises” and“comprising” are to be construed in an open, inclusive sense, that is,as “including, but not limited to.” As used in this specification andthe appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” includeplural referents unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. Itshould also be noted that the term “or” is generally employed in itssense including “and/or” unless the content clearly dictates otherwise.Further, headings provided herein are for convenience only and do notinterpret the scope or meaning of the claimed embodiments.

As used herein a composition that is “consisting essentially” of therecited components is a composition that only has the recited elementsas active ingredients, but can comprise other non-active components thatdo not appreciably modify the function or activity of the recitedcomponents. Any list disclosed herein that is recited as “comprising”can be recited as “consisting essentially,” to exclude non-recitedpolypeptide or protein components.

As used herein “heparin-associated polypeptide” means any polypeptidethat directly binds to heparin with a K_(D) of less than 1 micromolar,or any polypeptide that associates with one or more polypeptides thatbind directly to heparin with a K_(D) of less than 1 micromolar. ThisK_(D) can be measured using a method such as surface plasmon resonance.See e.g., Nguyen et al., “Surface plasmon resonance: a versatiletechnique for biosensor applications.” Sensors (Basel). 2015 May 5;15(5):10481-510. Alternatively, a heparin-associated polypeptide is onethat is enriched by a factor of at least 5-fold, 10-fold, 100-fold, or1,000 from a complex mixture of polypeptides (e.g., a cell supernatant)by the use of heparin bound to a bead or other matrix support, orco-purifies with such a polypeptide.

As used herein “heparin-binding polypeptide” means any polypeptide thatdirectly binds to heparin with a K_(D) of less than 1 micromolar.Heparin-binding polypeptides can interact with heparin at steady-stateunder normal growth conditions, but in other instances heparin-bindingpolypeptides may interact with heparin transiently under normal growthconditions or only under certain conditions as a result of a signalingor environmental stimulus. Heparin binding-polypeptides may interactwith heparin as a result of post-translational modifications such asphosphorylation, dephosphorylation, acetylation, deacetylation,lipidation, delipidation, glycosylation, or deglycosylation, orcombinations thereof.

As used herein “pluripotent stem cell” or “pluripotent cell” (PSC) meansa cell that has the ability to differentiate into several different celltypes that are derivatives of all of the three germinal layers(endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm). Pluripotent stem cells are capableof forming teratomas. Examples of pluripotent stem cells are embryonicstem cells (ESCs), embryonic germ stem cells (EGCs), embryonic CarcinomaCells (ECCs), and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). PSC may befrom any organism of interest, including, primate, human; canine;feline; murine; equine; porcine; avian; camel; bovine; ovine, and so on.

As used herein “somatic cell” means any cell of an organism that, in theabsence of experimental manipulation, does not ordinarily give rise toall types of cells in an organism. In other words, somatic cells arecells that have differentiated sufficiently that they will not naturallygenerate cells of all three germ layers of the body, i.e., ectoderm,mesoderm and endoderm. For example, somatic cells would include musclecells and muscle progenitor cells, the latter of which may be able toself-renew and naturally give rise to all or some cell types of theskeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscle but cannot give rise to cells of theectoderm or endoderm lineages.

As used herein the term “about” refers to an amount that is near thestated amount by 10% or less.

As used herein the terms “individual” “subject,” and “patient” areinterchangeable. The individual can be mammal such as a horse, cow, pig,chicken, goat, rabbit, mouse, rat, dog, or cat. In certain embodiments,the individual is a human person.

The terms “polypeptide” and “protein” are used interchangeably to referto a polymer of amino acid residues. Polypeptides, including theprovided polypeptide chains and other peptides, e.g., linkers andbinding peptides, may include amino acid residues including naturaland/or non-natural amino acid residues. The terms also includepost-translational modifications of the polypeptide, for example,glycosylation, sialylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, and the like.In some aspects, the polypeptides may contain modifications with respectto a native or natural sequence, as long as the protein maintains thedesired activity. These modifications may be deliberate, as throughsite-directed mutagenesis, or may be accidental, such as throughmutations of hosts that produce the proteins, errors due to PCRamplification, or errors in protein translation.

In some embodiments, a recombinant protein is a protein expressed in asystem other than a human, e.g., the protein is expressed from bacteria,yeast, or mammalian cells in culture. In some cases, the protein isexpressed from Chinese Hamster Ovary cells (CHO cells). In some cases,the protein is expressed from mouse myeloma cells, e.g., (NS0) cells. Insome cases, the protein is expressed from E. coli.

Percent (%) sequence identity with respect to a reference polypeptidesequence is the percentage of amino acid residues in a candidatesequence that are identical with the amino acid residues in thereference polypeptide sequence, after aligning the sequences andintroducing gaps, if necessary, to achieve the maximum percent sequenceidentity, and not considering any conservative substitutions as part ofthe sequence identity. Alignment for purposes of determining percentamino acid sequence identity can be achieved in various ways that areknown for instance, using publicly available computer software such asBLAST, BLAST-2, ALIGN or Megalign (DNASTAR) software. Appropriateparameters for aligning sequences are able to be determined, includingalgorithms needed to achieve maximal alignment over the full length ofthe sequences being compared. For purposes herein, however, % amino acidsequence identity values are generated using the sequence comparisoncomputer program ALIGN-2. The ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computerprogram was authored by Genentech, Inc., and the source code has beenfiled with user documentation in the U.S. Copyright Office, WashingtonD.C., 20559, where it is registered under U.S. Copyright RegistrationNo. TXU510087. The ALIGN-2 program is publicly available from Genentech,Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., or may be compiled from the sourcecode. The ALIGN-2 program should be compiled for use on a UNIX operatingsystem, including digital UNIX V4.0D. All sequence comparison parametersare set by the ALIGN-2 program and do not vary.

In situations where ALIGN-2 is employed for amino acid sequencecomparisons, the % amino acid sequence identity of a given amino acidsequence A to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B (which canalternatively be phrased as a given amino acid sequence A that has orcomprises a certain % amino acid sequence identity to, with, or againsta given amino acid sequence B) is calculated as follows: 100 times thefraction X/Y, where X is the number of amino acid residues scored asidentical matches by the sequence alignment program ALIGN-2 in thatprogram's alignment of A and B, and where Y is the total number of aminoacid residues in B. It will be appreciated that where the length ofamino acid sequence A is not equal to the length of amino acid sequenceB, the % amino acid sequence identity of A to B will not equal the %amino acid sequence identity of B to A. Unless specifically statedotherwise, all % amino acid sequence identity values used herein areobtained as described in the immediately preceding paragraph using theALIGN-2 computer program.

“Exogenous” with respect to a nucleic acid or polynucleotide indicatesthat the nucleic acid is part of a recombinant nucleic acid construct,or is not in its natural environment. For example, an exogenous nucleicacid can be a sequence from one species introduced into another species,i.e., a heterologous nucleic acid. Typically, such an exogenous nucleicacid is introduced into the other species via a recombinant nucleic acidconstruct. An exogenous nucleic acid also can be a sequence that isnative to an organism and that has been reintroduced into cells of thatorganism. An exogenous nucleic acid that includes a native sequence canoften be distinguished from the naturally occurring sequence by thepresence of non-natural sequences linked to the exogenous nucleic acid,e.g., non-native regulatory sequences flanking a native sequence in arecombinant nucleic acid construct. In addition, stably transformedexogenous nucleic acids typically are integrated at positions other thanthe position where the native sequence is found. The exogenous elementsmay be added to a construct, for example using genetic recombination.Genetic recombination is the breaking and rejoining of DNA strands toform new molecules of DNA encoding a novel set of genetic information.Often exogenous nucleic acids will include a translatable sequencelacking introns that has been cloned from a cDNA.

As described herein a “mitogenic polypeptide” is one that induces one ormore stages of mitosis, including interphase, prophase, metaphase,anaphase, and telophase. In certain embodiments, a mitogenic polypeptideis one that induces mitosis in any one or more of a soft-tissue cell, asoft-tissue precursor cell, a muscle cell, a muscle precursor cell, or atenocyte.

As described herein a “fusion promoting” polypeptide is one thatpromotes fusion of muscle cells or muscle cell precursors. Fusion ofmuscle precursors like C2C12 cells is an experimental marker ofdifferentiation and can be monitored by increases in eMyHC or increasednumber of nuclei per eMyHC positive cell a by a statistically measurablechange of at least 25% magnititude (p<0.05) relative to vehicle treatedcells grown in otherwise identical conditions.

In some embodiments, reference to a fusion, fusion polypeptide, orfusion protein refers to a synthetically and/or recombinantly producedmolecule in which two or more amino acid sequences are connected, e.g.,by a peptide bond and/or linker. In some cases, the two or more aminoacid sequences are linked via a linker comprising one or more aminoacids. In other cases, the two or more amino acid sequences are notlinked via a linker, e.g., the two sequences are directly connected by apeptide bond. In some cases, at least one of the two or more amino acidsequences comprises a polypeptide described herein. For example, thepolypeptide described herein is a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS4, THBS1, IL-15, or IGF2, or a combination thereof.

In some embodiments, reference to a conjugate, polypeptide conjugate, orprotein conjugate refers to a synthetically and/or recombinantlyproduced molecule comprising a chemical entity covalently bound to oneor more amino acids of an amino acid sequence. In some cases, theconjugation is selective such that the chemical entity is connected to aspecific amino acid of the amino acid sequence. In some embodiments, theamino acid sequence comprises a polypeptide described herein. Forexample, the polypeptide described herein is a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS4, THBS1, IL-15, or IGF2, or a combinationthereof.

In some embodiments, a polypeptide described herein is a proteoform of aprotein listed in Table 2. In some embodiments, as used herein aproteoform describes a molecular form of a protein product arising froma gene encoding a protein, such as a protein listed in Table 2. In somecases, a proteoform includes proteins that arise from the same gene as aresult of genetic variation, alternatively spliced RNA transcripts,post-translational modifications, or polypeptide cleavage event.

Heparin-Associated Polypeptides

In one aspect, polypeptides described herein that are useful fortreating an aging disease or injury comprise one or more polypeptidessecreted from an induced pluripotent stem cell, an embryonic stem cell,a tissue progenitor cell, or a transformed cell line that bind toheparin. In certain embodiments, a plurality of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10 or more heparin-associated polypeptides are included in acomposition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier,or diluent. In some cases the composition comprises one, two, three,four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides of Table2. In some cases the composition comprises one, two, three, four, five,six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides of Table 1.

In certain aspects, there are three biochemical features that are commonacross all potential therapeutic heparin-associated polypeptides: 1)they are secreted by human pluripotent stem cells; 2) they can bepurified by heparin agarose beads from a complex mixture, and 3) theirmolecular weight equals or exceeds 3.5 kDa.

In certain aspects, there are certain structure-function relationshipsthat potentially link disparate therapeutic polypeptides into a genus ofheparin-associated therapeutic polypeptides. Included among these arethe ability to be secreted, which may require: 1) an N-terminal signalsequence (aprox. 15-30 amino acids in length); and/or 2) the presence ofone or more post translational modifications added in the EndoplasmicReticulum or the Golgi apparatus to promote stability, such asglycosylation or the presence of disulfide bonds. It is estimated that2,000 to 3,000 polypeptides encoded by the human genome can be secretedby one or more cell types. In addition to being secretory polypeptidesthe therapeutic polypeptides may comprise a heparin-binding domain, or,alternatively associate with heparin-binding domain comprisingpolypeptides. Heparin is a linear polymer of saccharides in 1-4 alphalinkages that form a spiraling chain, commonly associated with its rolein binding plasma proteins to reduce clotting (See Capila and Lindhart,“Heparin-protein interactions” Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2002 Feb. 1;41(3):391-412). Currently, predicting heparin-binding from proteinsequence alone is a challenge for the field due to the structuralheterogeneity of heparin polymers and the large and variable number ofshallow binding pockets thought to be important for stabilizing theinteraction. Several hundred heparin-associated polypeptides have beenempirically tested for heparin binding, using a few heparin chainconfigurations. Based on these studies many binding motifs have beenproposed, but none have been proven necessary and sufficient. One commonmotif appears to be a sequence of repeating basic residues that orientonto a common surface of the secondary structure for interacting withthe matching pattern of sulfate groups on heparin chains. Therefore manyheparin-binding therapeutic polypeptides may contain patterns of basicresidues (arginine or lysine) clustered in some part of the protein,though agnostic to the exact sequence.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated therapeutic polypeptideis a secreted polypeptide. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated therapeutic polypeptide is a secreted polypeptidethat comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more disulfide bonds. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated therapeutic polypeptide is asecreted polypeptide that comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 orN-liked or O-linked glycans. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated therapeutic polypeptide is greater than about 3.5kilodaltons. In other embodiments, the heparin-associated is greaterthan about 5, 7.5, 10, 15, or 20 kilodaltons. In certain embodiments,the heparin-associated therapeutic polypeptide is one that comprises aregion exhibiting enrichment for basic amino acids arginine or lysine.The region can be about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60,65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 amino acids in length, and comprisean amount of basic residues that is greater than would be 10%, 20%, 30%,40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 100%, 150%, or 200% greater than expected givenrandom chance. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedtherapeutic polypeptide does not comprise a basic DNA binding motif,such as those found in bZIP transcription factors. In a certainembodiment, the heparin-associated polypeptide is heparin bindingpolypeptide.

The heparin-associated polypeptides, described herein, can comprise oneor more amino acid modifications that promote stability and/orfacilitate production. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide cancomprise one or more covalent modifications that promote stability(e.g., PEGylation). Other modifications of the heparin-associatedpolypeptide(s) are contemplated herein. For example, theheparin-associated polypeptide(s) may be linked to one of a variety ofnon-proteinaceous polymers, e.g., polyethylene glycol, polypropyleneglycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethylene glycol,polysialic acid, glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. In certainembodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide may be fused orconjugated to another protein to increase stability and orbioavailability. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptide may be a fusion with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin orwith serum albumin.

The heparin-associated polypeptides described herein can be encapsulatedin nanospheres or nanoparticles to increase stability. In certainembodiments, the nanospheres or nanoparticles are biodegradable orbioabsorbable. Certain types of nanospheres can be deployed such aspolylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA) microspheres or nanospheres. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide is included in acomposition comprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier thatpromotes polypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA),polyglycolic acid (PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). Incertain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated-polypeptide may beconcatemerized to increase stability and or bioavailability. In certainembodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide(s) comprises concatemersof the same or of different heparin-associated binding polypeptides.Concatemers can be separated by polypeptide linkers, for example aGly-Ser linker of any suitable length. In certain embodiments, theGly-Ser linker comprises a G₄S₁ linker. In certain embodiments, theconcatemers comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more of the sameheparin-associated polypeptide as a single polypeptide separated by aGly-Ser linker. In certain embodiments, the concatemers comprise 1, 2,3, 4, 5 or more different heparin-associated polypeptides as a singlepolypeptide separated by a Gly-Ser linker. In certain embodiments, theconcatemers comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more of the sameheparin-associated polypeptide covalently linked through a non-peptidelinkage, such as for example a disulfide bridge. In certain embodiments,the concatemers comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more differentheparin-associated polypeptides covalently linked through a non-peptidelinkage, such as for example a disulfide bridge. In certain embodiments,the concatemers comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more of the sameheparin-associated polypeptide non-covalently linked, such as forexample, by a streptavidin-biotin interaction or protein-proteininteraction. In certain embodiments, the concatemers comprise 1, 2, 3,4, 5 or more different heparin-associated polypeptides non-covalentlylinked such as for example, by a streptavidin-biotin interaction orprotein-protein interaction.

Additional modifications to heparin-associated polypeptide comprisedeletions of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45,50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 amino acids from theN-terminal or C-terminal ends of the heparin-associated polypeptide. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide comprises thedeletion of known inhibitory domains or deletion of domains notassociated with the heparin-associated-polypeptides functions ininducing proliferation of muscle, connective, or soft-tissue cellprecursors.

The heparin-associated polypeptides herein can comprise cleavageproducts of a pro-protein. Cleavage of a pro-protein can result inactivation or higher activity of said pro-protein. In certainembodiments, heparin-associated polypeptides are produced thatcorrespond to a cleaved or active form of the pro-protein. In certainembodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides comprise only theactive domain of a heparin associated pro-protein (e.g., the minimalportion sufficient to create a biological effect).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide comprises oneor more of the polypeptides listed in Table 1 and/or Table 2. In certainembodiments, the polypeptide is at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%,99%, or 100% identical to a polypeptide listed in Table 1 and/or Table2, or an isoform thereof. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide is atleast about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to asequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 1-44, 55, 56, and 58-70.

TABLE 1 Exemplary Therapeutic Polypeptides SEQ Polypeptide ID ModifiedAmino Acid Sequences Tested Vitronectin (VTN) 1 Asp20 to Leu478,purified from Human plasma-derived Periostin (POSTN) 6 Asn22 to Gln836,with a C-terminal 6-His tag (SEQ ID NO: 69), purified from Mouse myelomacell line, NS0 Thrombospondin 2 4 Gly19 to Ile1172, with a C-terminal10-His tag (SEQ ID NO: 70), (THBS2) purified from Mouse myeloma cellline, NS0 Thrombospondin 4 8 Ala22 to Asn961, with a C-terminal 10-Histag (SEQ ID NO: 70), (THBS4) purified from Chinese Hamster Ovary cellline Fibroblast growth factor 2 12 Pro143 to Ser288, purified E. coli(FGF 2) Fibroblast growth factor 13 Leu25 to Lys216 purified from E.coli 19 (FGF 19) Angiogenin (ANG) 14 Gln25 to Pro147, purified from E.coli Probetacellulin (BTC) 15 Asp32 to Tyr111, purified from E. coliInterleukin-13 receptor 16 Arg21 to Ala228, purified from mouse myelomacell line, NS0 alpha 2 Siglec-5/CD170 17 Glu17 to Thr434, purified frommouse myeloma cell line, NS0 Interleukin-15 10 Asn49 to Ser162, purifiedfrom E. coli Apelin receptor (APJ) 18 Insulin-like growth factor- 19Glu40 to Gln328, purified from mouse myeloma cell line, NS0 bindingprotein 2 (IGFBP- 2) Chordin-Like 1 20 Glu22-Cys450, purified from mousemyeloma cell line, NS0 (CHRDL1) WAP, Kazal, 21 Leu35 to His 576,purified from mouse myeloma cell line, NS0 immunoglobulin, Kunitz andNTR domain- containing protein 2 Membrane frizzled-related 22 Ser101 toPro579, purified from mouse myeloma cell line, NS0 protein (MFRP)Interleukin-10 receptor 23 His22 to Asn235, purified from human cellline HEK293 alpha Chemokine like receptor 1, 24 Chemerin Receptor 23(Chem R23) HB-EGF 25 Asp63 to Leu148, purified from insect cellsfibroblast growth factor 6 26 Gly67 to Ile208, purified from E. coliHepatocyte Growth Factor 27 Gln32 to Ser728, purified from insect cellsInterleukin-16 28 Pro2 to Ser130, purified from E. coli Interleukin-7receptor 29 Glu21 to Lys261, purified from mouse myeloma cell line, NS0alpha Tumor necrosis factor 30 Ala26 to Ala221, purified from mousemyeloma cell line, NS0 receptor superfamily member 10C Bonemorphogenetic 31 Gln382 to His51,3 purified from E. coli protein 6Interleukin-36 gamma 32 Ser18 to Asp169, purified from E. coliinterleukin-1 receptor 33 Val2 to Asp155, purified from E. coliantagonist (IL-1RA) Kremen protein 2 34 Gln19 to Ala364, purified frommouse myeloma cell line, NS0 Tumor necrosis factor 35 receptorsuperfamily member 10D C-X-C chemokine receptor 36 type 1 C—C motifchemokine 23 37 Catenin, Beta 38 Fibroblast growth factor 39 13, 1BTumor necrosis factor 40 Glu108 to Leu261, purified from E. coli ligandsuperfamily member 10 C—C motif chemokine 14 41 Ser35 to Glu111,purified from E. coli Thrombospondin 1 9 Asn19-Pro1170, with Thr523Alasubstitution plus 10His tag, (THBS1) purified from mouse myeloma cellline, NS0 Insulin-like growth factor 42 Asp30 to Leu282 with a K95Rmutation with an N-terminal 10- binding protein 7 His tag (SEQ ID NO:70), purified from Mouse myeloma cell line, NS0 Fibroblast growth factor4 43 Ser54 to Leu206, purified from E. coli Fibroblast growth factor 7Thr23 to Thr216, purified from E. coli 17 (FGF17) Fibroblast growthfactor 8 44 Gln23 to Arg204, purified from E. coli Insulin-like growthfactor 11 Ala25 to Glu91, purified from E. coli 2 (IGF2) THBS1 isoform 258 FGF17 isoform 2 59 POSTN isoform 2 60 POSTN isoform 3 61 POSTNisoform 4 62 POSTN isoform 5 63 POSTN isoform 6 64 POSTN isoform 7 65IGF2 isoform 2 66 IGF2 isoform 3 67 IL15 isoform 2 68 STC2 2 AGRN 3 FST5 PDGFRL 55 Gln22 to Ser375, purified from HEK293 cells ANOS1 56 Ala25to Tyr680, purified from CHO cells

TABLE 2 Factors enriched in the supernatants of undifferentiated humanpluripotent stem cells. Entrez Gene Peptide Gene Name Uniprot ID IDEnsembl ID No. A1BG P04217 1 ENSG00000121410 1 A2M P01023 2ENSG00000175899 2 ABCF1 Q8NE71 23 ENSG00000204574 3 ACADVL P49748 37ENSG00000072778 4 ACLY P53396 47 ENSG00000131473 5 ACP1 P24666 52ENSG00000143727 6 ACP5 P13686 54 ENSG00000102575 7 ACTG1 P63261 71ENSG00000184009 8 ACTN1 P12814 87 ENSG00000072110 9 ACTR3 P61158 10096ENSG00000115091 10 ADAMTS1 Q9UHI8 9510 ENSG00000154734 11 ADAMTS12P58397 81792 ENSG00000151388 12 ADAMTS19 Q8TE59 171019 ENSG0000014580813 ADAMTS7 Q9UKP4 11173 ENSG00000136378 14 ADAMTS8 Q9UP79 11095ENSG00000134917 15 ADRM1 Q16186 11047 ENSG00000130706 16 AEBP1 Q8IUX7165 ENSG00000106624 17 AFM P43652 173 ENSG00000079557 18 AFP P02771 174ENSG00000081051 19 AGPS O00116 8540 ENSG00000018510 20 AGRN O00468375790 ENSG00000188157 21 AGT P01019 183 ENSG00000135744 22 AHCYL2Q96HN2 23382 ENSG00000158467 23 AHSG P02765 197 ENSG00000145192 24 AIMP1Q12904 9255 ENSG00000164022 25 ALB P02768 213 ENSG00000163631 26 ALCAMQ13740 214 ENSG00000170017 27 ALDH9A1 P49189 223 ENSG00000143149 28ALDOA P04075 226 ENSG00000149925 29 ALPL P05186 249 ENSG00000162551 30AMBP P02760 259 ENSG00000106927 31 ANG P03950 283 ENSG00000214274 32ANGPTL4 Q9BY76 51129 ENSG00000167772 33 ANOS1 P23352 3730ENSG00000011201 34 ANXA1 P04083 301 ENSG00000135046 35 ANXA2 P07355 302ENSG00000182718 36 ANXA2P2 A6NMY6 37 AOC1 P19801 26 ENSG00000002726 38AP2A1 O95782 160 ENSG00000196961 39 AP2A2 O94973 161 ENSG00000183020 40AP3D1 O14617 8943 ENSG00000065000 41 APLP2 Q06481 334 ENSG00000084234 42APOA1 P02647 335 ENSG00000118137 43 APOA2 P02652 336 ENSG00000158874 44APOB P04114 338 ENSG00000084674 45 APOC3 P02656 345 ENSG00000110245 46APOD P05090 347 ENSG00000189058 47 APOE P02649 348 ENSG00000130203 48APOH P02749 350 ENSG00000091583 49 APOM 095445 55937 ENSG00000204444 50ARCN1 P48444 372 ENSG00000095139 51 ARHGEF1 Q92888 9138 ENSG0000007692852 ARHGEF28 Q8N1W1 64283 ENSG00000214944 53 ARPC1B O15143 10095ENSG00000130429 54 ARRB1 P49407 408 ENSG00000137486 55 ARSK Q6UWY0153642 ENSG00000164291 56 ART4 Q93070 420 ENSG00000111339 57 ASNA1O43681 439 ENSG00000198356 58 ASNS P08243 440 ENSG00000070669 59 ATP6AP2O75787 10159 ENSG00000182220 60 ATRN O75882 8455 ENSG00000088812 61AZGP1 P25311 563 ENSG00000160862 62 B3GALT6 Q96L58 126792ENSG00000176022 63 B3GNT7 Q8NFL0 93010 ENSG00000156966 64 B4GALT1 P152912683 ENSG00000086062 65 B4GALT4 O60513 8702 ENSG00000121578 66 B4GAT1O43505 11041 ENSG00000174684 67 BCAM P50895 4059 ENSG00000187244 68 BGNP21810 633 ENSG00000182492 69 BLVRB P30043 645 ENSG00000090013 70 BMP1P13497 649 ENSG00000168487 71 BMP7 P18075 655 ENSG00000101144 72 BOCQ9BWV1 91653 ENSG00000144857 73 BRD3 Q15059 8019 ENSG00000169925 74 BSGP35613 682 ENSG00000172270 75 BTBD17 A6NE02 388419 ENSG00000204347 76BTD P43251 686 ENSG00000169814 77 BZW2 Q9Y6E2 28969 ENSG00000136261 78C11orf24 Q96F05 53838 ENSG00000171067 79 C1QA P02745 712 ENSG0000017337280 C1QBP Q07021 708 ENSG00000108561 81 C1QC P02747 714 ENSG0000015918982 C1QTNF3 Q9BXJ4 114899 ENSG00000082196 83 C1QTNF3- E9PGA6ENSG00000273294 84 AMACR C1QTNF4 Q9BXJ3 114900 ENSG00000172247 85 C1RLQ9NZP8 51279 ENSG00000139178 86 C1S P09871 716 ENSG00000182326 87C20orf27 Q9GZN8 54976 ENSG00000101220 88 C3 P01024 718 ENSG0000012573089 C4A P0C0L4 720 ENSG00000206340 90 C4B A0A140TA29 ENSG00000236625 91C4BPA P04003 722 ENSG00000123838 92 C5 P01031 727 ENSG00000106804 93 C7P10643 730 ENSG00000112936 94 C8B P07358 732 ENSG00000021852 95 C9P02748 735 ENSG00000113600 96 CA11 O75493 770 ENSG00000063180 97 CALM2P0DP24 801 ENSG00000143933 98 CALR P27797 811 ENSG00000179218 99 CALUO43852 813 ENSG00000128595 100 CAND1 Q86VP6 55832 ENSG00000111530 101CANT1 Q8WVQ1 124583 ENSG00000171302 102 CANX P27824 821 ENSG00000127022103 CAPG P40121 822 ENSG00000042493 104 CAPN1 P07384 823 ENSG00000014216105 CAPZA2 P47755 830 ENSG00000198898 106 CARM1 Q86X55 10498ENSG00000142453 107 CARS P49589 833 ENSG00000110619 108 CBL P22681 867ENSG00000110395 109 CBX3 Q13185 11335 ENSG00000122565 110 CCAR2 Q8N16357805 ENSG00000158941 111 CCBE1 Q6UXH8 147372 ENSG00000183287 112 CCDC80Q76M96 151887 ENSG00000091986 113 CCK P06307 885 ENSG00000187094 114CCT2 P78371 10576 ENSG00000166226 115 CCT4 P50991 10575 ENSG00000115484116 CCT7 Q99832 10574 ENSG00000135624 117 CD5 P06127 921 ENSG00000110448118 CDC40 O60508 51362 ENSG00000168438 119 CDH1 P12830 999ENSG00000039068 120 CDH9 Q9ULB4 1007 ENSG00000113100 121 CDON Q4KMG050937 ENSG00000064309 122 CDSN Q15517 1041 ENSG00000137197 123 CENPVQ7Z7K6 201161 ENSG00000166582 124 CFB P00751 629 ENSG00000241253 125CFC1 P0CG37 55997 ENSG00000136698 126 CFD P00746 1675 ENSG00000197766127 CFH P08603 3075 ENSG00000000971 128 CFI P05156 3426 ENSG00000205403129 CHAD O15335 1101 ENSG00000136457 130 CHD4 Q14839 1108ENSG00000111642 131 CHD8 Q9HCK8 57680 ENSG00000100888 132 CHGA P106451113 ENSG00000100604 133 CHID1 Q9BWS9 66005 ENSG00000177830 134 CHRDL1Q9BU40 91851 ENSG00000101938 135 CHST11 Q9NPF2 50515 ENSG00000171310 136CHST6 Q9GZX3 4166 ENSG00000183196 137 CHSY1 Q86X52 22856 ENSG00000131873138 CHSY3 Q70JA7 337876 ENSG00000198108 139 CILP2 Q8IUL8 148113ENSG00000160161 140 CKAP5 Q14008 9793 ENSG00000175216 141 CKMT1A C9J8F6ENSG00000223572 142 CKMT2 P17540 1160 ENSG00000131730 143 CLDN6 P567479074 ENSG00000184697 144 CLEC3B P05452 7123 ENSG00000163815 145 CLPXO76031 10845 ENSG00000166855 146 CLSTN3 Q9BQT9 9746 ENSG00000139182 147CLTC Q00610 1213 ENSG00000141367 148 CLU P10909 1191 ENSG00000120885 149CNOT1 A5YKK6 23019 ENSG00000125107 150 COCH O43405 1690 ENSG00000100473151 COL11A1 P12107 1301 ENSG00000060718 152 COL11A2 P13942 1302ENSG00000227801 153 COL12A1 Q99715 1303 ENSG00000111799 154 COL14A1Q05707 7373 ENSG00000187955 155 COL16A1 Q07092 1307 ENSG00000084636 156COL18A1 P39060 80781 ENSG00000182871 157 COL1A1 P02452 1277ENSG00000108821 158 COL1A2 P08123 1278 ENSG00000164692 159 COL22A1Q8NFW1 169044 ENSG00000169436 160 COL25A1 Q9BXS0 84570 ENSG00000188517161 COL26A1 Q96A83 136227 ENSG00000160963 162 COL2A1 P02458 1280ENSG00000139219 163 COL3A1 P02461 1281 ENSG00000168542 164 COL4A1 P024621282 ENSG00000187498 165 COL4A2 P08572 1284 ENSG00000134871 166 COL4A3Q01955 1285 ENSG00000169031 167 COL4A6 Q14031 1288 ENSG00000197565 168COL5A1 P20908 1289 ENSG00000130635 169 COL5A2 P05997 1290ENSG00000204262 170 COL5A3 P25940 50509 ENSG00000080573 171 COL6A1P12109 1291 ENSG00000142156 172 COL6A2 P12110 1292 ENSG00000142173 173COL6A3 P12111 1293 ENSG00000163359 174 COL9A2 Q14055 1298ENSG00000049089 175 COLEC10 Q9Y6Z7 10584 ENSG00000184374 176 COMP P497471311 ENSG00000105664 177 COPA P53621 1314 ENSG00000122218 178 COTL1Q14019 23406 ENSG00000103187 179 CP P00450 1356 ENSG00000047457 180 CPA4Q9UI42 51200 ENSG00000128510 181 CPE P16870 1363 ENSG00000109472 182CPN1 P15169 1369 ENSG00000120054 183 CPNE1 Q99829 8904 ENSG00000214078184 CPVL Q9H3G5 54504 ENSG00000106066 185 CPXM1 Q96SM3 56265ENSG00000088882 186 CPXM2 Q8N436 119587 ENSG00000121898 187 CPZ Q66K798532 ENSG00000109625 188 CRIM1 Q9NZV1 51232 ENSG00000150938 189 CRISPLD1Q9H336 83690 ENSG00000121005 190 CRLF1 O75462 9244 ENSG00000006016 191CRYL1 Q9Y2S2 51084 ENSG00000165475 192 CS O75390 1431 ENSG00000062485193 CSDE1 O75534 7812 ENSG00000009307 194 CSF2RA P15509 1438ENSG00000198223 195 CST1 P01037 1469 ENSG00000170373 196 CS13 P010341471 ENSG00000101439 197 CS14 P01036 1472 ENSG00000101441 198 CTGFQ5M8T4 1490 199 CTNNA1 P35221 1495 ENSG00000044115 200 CTSD P07339 1509ENSG00000117984 201 CTSV O60911 1515 ENSG00000136943 202 CUL2 Q136178453 ENSG00000108094 203 CUL3 Q13618 8452 ENSG00000036257 204 CUL4BQ13620 8450 ENSG00000158290 205 CUTA O60888 51596 ENSG00000112514 206CXADR P78310 1525 ENSG00000154639 207 CXCL12 P48061 6387 ENSG00000107562208 CYR61 Q6FI18 3491 209 DAG1 Q14118 1605 ENSG00000173402 210 DARSP14868 1615 ENSG00000115866 211 DBNL Q9UJU6 28988 ENSG00000136279 212DCD P81605 117159 ENSG00000161634 213 DDOST P39656 1650 ENSG00000244038214 DDR1 Q08345 780 ENSG00000137332 215 DDX17 Q92841 10521ENSG00000100201 216 DDX39B Q13838 7919 ENSG00000215425 217 DENND5AQ61Q26 23258 ENSG00000184014 218 DHFR P00374 1719 ENSG00000228716 219DHX29 Q7Z478 54505 ENSG00000067248 220 DKK1 O94907 22943 ENSG00000107984221 DKK3 Q9UBP4 27122 ENSG00000050165 222 DKK4 Q9UBT3 27121ENSG00000104371 223 DLG3 Q92796 1741 ENSG00000082458 224 DMBT1 Q9UGM31755 ENSG00000187908 225 DNAAF5 Q86Y56 54919 ENSG00000164818 226 DNAJB11Q9UB54 51726 ENSG00000090520 227 DNAJC3 Q13217 5611 ENSG00000102580 228DNMT1 P26358 1786 ENSG00000130816 229 DRAXIN Q8NBI3 374946ENSG00000162490 230 DRG1 Q9Y295 4733 ENSG00000185721 231 DSG2 Q141261829 ENSG00000046604 232 ECM1 Q16610 1893 ENSG00000143369 233 EDA Q928381896 ENSG00000158813 234 EDIL3 O43854 10085 ENSG00000164176 235 EEF1GP26641 1937 ENSG00000254772 236 EFEMP1 Q12805 2202 ENSG00000115380 237EFTUD2 Q15029 9343 ENSG00000108883 238 EGFLAM Q63HQ2 133584ENSG00000164318 239 EIF1AY O14602 9086 ENSG00000198692 240 EIF2B4 Q9U1108890 ENSG00000115211 241 EIF2S1 P05198 1965 ENSG00000134001 242 EIF2S2P20042 8894 ENSG00000125977 243 EIF3A Q14152 8661 ENSG00000107581 244EIF3C Q99613 8663 ENSG00000184110 245 EIF3F O00303 8665 ENSG00000175390246 EIF3H O15372 8667 ENSG00000147677 247 EIF3M Q7L2H7 10480ENSG00000149100 248 EIF5 P55010 1983 ENSG00000100664 249 EIF5B O608419669 ENSG00000158417 250 ELAC2 Q9BQ52 60528 ENSG00000006744 251 ELP3Q9H9T3 55140 ENSG00000134014 252 EMILIN2 Q9BXX0 84034 ENSG00000132205253 EPHA4 P54764 2043 ENSG00000116106 254 EPHB2 P29323 2048ENSG00000133216 255 EPHB4 P54760 2050 ENSG00000196411 256 EPRS P078142058 ENSG00000136628 257 ERBB3 P21860 2065 ENSG00000065361 258 ERLIN1O75477 10613 ENSG00000107566 259 ERVMER34-1 Q9H9K5 100288413ENSG00000226887 260 EXTL2 Q9UBQ6 2135 ENSG00000162694 261 EZR P153117430 ENSG00000092820 262 F10 P00742 2159 ENSG00000126218 263 F13A1P00488 2162 ENSG00000124491 264 F2 P00734 2147 ENSG00000180210 265 F5P12259 2153 ENSG00000198734 266 FAM129B Q96TA1 64855 ENSG00000136830 267FAP Q12884 2191 ENSG00000078098 268 FAT1 Q14517 2195 ENSG00000083857 269FBLN1 P23142 2192 ENSG00000077942 270 FBLN2 P98095 2199 ENSG00000163520271 FBN1 P35555 2200 272 FBN2 P35556 2201 ENSG00000138829 273 FERMT2Q96AC1 10979 ENSG00000073712 274 FGB P02675 2244 ENSG00000171564 275FGF17 O60258 8822 ENSG00000158815 276 FGF2 P09038 2247 ENSG00000138685277 FGF8 P55075 2253 ENSG00000107831 278 FGF4 P08620 2249ENSG00000075388 279 FGF6 P10767 2251 ENSG00000111241 280 FGFBP3 Q8TAT2143282 ENSG00000174721 281 FGFR1 P11362 2260 ENSG00000077782 282 FGFR2P21802 2263 ENSG00000066468 283 FGFR4 P22455 2264 ENSG00000160867 284FGFRL1 Q8N441 53834 ENSG00000127418 285 FH P07954 2271 ENSG00000091483286 FLT P17948 2321 ENSG00000102755 287 FN1 P02751 2335 ENSG00000115414288 FRAS1 Q86XX4 80144 ENSG00000138759 289 FRZB Q92765 2487ENSG00000162998 290 FST P19883 10468 ENSG00000134363 291 FSTL1 Q1284111167 ENSG00000163430 292 FUCA2 Q9BTY2 2519 ENSG00000001036 293 FXR1P51114 8087 ENSG00000114416 294 GALNT1 Q10472 2589 ENSG00000141429 295GALNT16 Q8N428 57452 ENSG00000100626 296 GALNT2 Q10471 2590ENSG00000143641 297 GALNT7 Q86SF2 51809 ENSG00000109586 298 GANAB Q1469723193 ENSG00000089597 299 GARS P41250 2617 ENSG00000106105 300 GBAP04062 2629 ENSG00000177628 301 GC P02774 2638 ENSG00000145321 302 GCNT1Q02742 2650 ENSG00000187210 303 GDF11 O95390 10220 ENSG00000135414 304GDF15 Q99988 9518 ENSG00000130513 305 GDF6 Q6KF10 392255 ENSG00000156466306 GEMIN5 Q8TEQ6 25929 ENSG00000082516 307 GFAP P14136 2670ENSG00000131095 308 GGH Q92820 8836 ENSG00000137563 309 GLB1 P16278 2720ENSG00000170266 310 GLG1 Q92896 2734 ENSG00000090863 311 GM2A P179002760 ENSG00000196743 312 GNAS O95467 2778 ENSG00000087460 313 GOLM1Q8NBJ4 51280 ENSG00000135052 314 GOT2 P00505 2806 ENSG00000125166 315GPC1 P35052 2817 ENSG00000063660 316 GPC3 P51654 2719 ENSG00000147257317 GPC4 O75487 2239 ENSG00000076716 318 GPI P06744 2821 ENSG00000105220319 GPRC5B Q9NZH0 51704 ENSG00000167191 320 GPX4 P36969 2879ENSG00000167468 321 GREM1 O60565 26585 ENSG00000166923 322 GRN P287992896 ENSG00000030582 323 GRSF1 Q12849 2926 ENSG00000132463 324 GSNP06396 2934 ENSG00000148180 325 GSPT1 P15170 2935 ENSG00000103342 326GTF3C3 Q9Y5Q9 9330 ENSG00000119041 327 HABP2 Q14520 3026 ENSG00000148702328 HADHB P55084 3032 ENSG00000138029 329 HAPLN1 P10915 1404ENSG00000145681 330 HAPLN3 Q96S86 145864 331 HAPLN4 Q86UW8 404037 332HARS P12081 3035 ENSG00000170445 333 HBB P68871 3043 ENSG00000244734 334HBS1L Q9Y450 10767 ENSG00000112339 335 HDGF P51858 3068 ENSG00000143321336 HDGFL2 Q7Z4V5 84717 ENSG00000167674 337 HDLBP Q00341 3069ENSG00000115677 338 HGF P14210 3082 ENSG00000019991 339 HGFAC Q047563083 ENSG00000109758 340 HIST1H1C P16403 3006 ENSG00000187837 341HIST1H1E P10412 3008 ENSG00000168298 342 HLA-C P04222 ENSG00000225691343 HMCN1 Q96RW7 83872 ENSG00000143341 344 HMCN2 Q8NDA2 ENSG00000148357345 HMGB1 P09429 3146 ENSG00000189403 346 HMGB2 P26583 3148ENSG00000164104 347 HMGB3 O15347 3149 ENSG00000029993 348 HMGN1 P051143150 ENSG00000205581 349 HMGN5 P82970 79366 ENSG00000198157 350HNRNPA2B1 P22626 3181 ENSG00000122566 351 HNRNPDL O14979 9987ENSG00000152795 352 HP P00738 3240 ENSG00000257017 353 HP1BP3 Q5SSJ550809 ENSG00000127483 354 HPR P00739 3250 ENSG00000261701 355 HPX P027903263 ENSG00000110169 356 HS3ST3A1 Q9Y663 9955 ENSG00000153976 357 HS6ST1O60243 9394 ENSG00000136720 358 HS6ST2 Q96MM7 90161 ENSG00000171004 359HSD17B10 Q99714 3028 ENSG00000072506 360 HSD17B4 P51659 3295ENSG00000133835 361 HSP90AA1 P07900 3320 ENSG00000080824 362 HSP90AB1P08238 3326 ENSG00000096384 363 HSP90B1 P14625 7184 ENSG00000166598 364HSPA5 P11021 3309 ENSG00000044574 365 HSPG2 P98160 3339 ENSG00000142798366 HTRA1 Q92743 5654 ENSG00000166033 367 HYOU1 Q9Y4L1 10525ENSG00000149428 368 IARS P41252 3376 ENSG00000196305 369 ICAM2 P135983384 ENSG00000108622 370 IDE P14735 3416 ENSG00000119912 371 IDH1 O758743417 ENSG00000138413 372 IDH2 P48735 3418 ENSG00000182054 373 IGF1P05019 3479 ENSG00000017427 374 IGF2 P01344 3481 ENSG00000167244 375IGFBP2 P18065 3485 ENSG00000115457 376 IGFBP3 P17936 3486ENSG00000146674 377 IGFBP4 P22692 3487 ENSG00000141753 378 IGFBP5 P245933488 ENSG00000115461 379 IGFBP6 P24592 3489 ENSG00000167779 380 IGFBP7Q16270 3490 ENSG00000163453 381 IGFBPL1 Q8WX77 347252 ENSG00000137142382 IGHA1 P01876 ENSG00000211895 383 IGHA2 P01877 ENSG00000211890 384IGHG1 P01857 ENSG00000211896 385 IGHG2 P01859 ENSG00000211893 386 IGHG4P01861 ENSG00000211892 387 IGHM P01871 ENSG00000211899 388 IGKC P01834389 IGKV2-28 A0A075B6P5 ENSG00000244116 390 IGKV2D-40 P01614ENSG00000251039 391 IGKV3D-20 A0A0C4DH25 ENSG00000211625 392 IGLC2P0DOY2 ENSG00000211677 393 IGLC3 P0DOY3 ENSG00000211679 394 IGLV2-11P01706 ENSG00000211668 395 IGSF1 Q8N6C5 3547 ENSG00000147255 396 IGSF10Q6WRI0 285313 ENSG00000152580 397 ILF2 Q12905 3608 ENSG00000143621 398INHBA P08476 3624 ENSG00000122641 399 INS P01308 3630 ENSG00000254647400 INS-IGF2 F8WCM5 723961 ENSG00000129965 401 IPO11 Q9U126 51194ENSG00000086200 402 IPO5 O00410 3843 ENSG00000065150 403 IPO8 O1539710526 ENSG00000133704 404 IQGAP1 P46940 8826 ENSG00000140575 405 ISOC1Q96CN7 51015 ENSG00000066583 406 ITGAL P20701 3683 ENSG00000005844 407ITIH1 P19827 3697 ENSG00000055957 408 ITIH2 P19823 3698 ENSG00000151655409 ITIH3 Q06033 3699 ENSG00000162267 410 ITIH4 Q14624 3700ENSG00000055955 411 ITIH5 Q86UX2 80760 ENSG00000123243 412 ITLN2 Q8WWU7142683 ENSG00000158764 413 JCHAIN P01591 3512 ENSG00000132465 414 KARSQ15046 3735 ENSG00000065427 415 KDM1A O60341 23028 ENSG00000004487 416KMT2A Q03164 4297 ENSG00000118058 417 KNG1 P01042 3827 ENSG00000113889418 KRT10 P13645 3858 ENSG00000186395 419 KRT14 P02533 3861ENSG00000186847 420 KRT17 Q04695 3872 ENSG00000128422 421 KRT18 P057833875 ENSG00000111057 422 KRT8 P05787 3856 ENSG00000170421 423 LACRTQ9GZZ8 90070 ENSG00000135413 424 LAG3 P18627 3902 ENSG00000089692 425LAMA1 P25391 284217 ENSG00000101680 426 LAMA2 P24043 3908ENSG00000196569 427 LAMA5 O15230 3911 ENSG00000130702 428 LAMB1 P079423912 ENSG00000091136 429 LAMB2 P55268 3913 ENSG00000172037 430 LAMC1P11047 3915 ENSG00000135862 431 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VTNP04004 7448 ENSG00000109072 831 VWF P04275 7450 ENSG00000110799 832 WDR3Q9UNX4 10885 ENSG00000065183 833 WDR36 Q8NI36 134430 ENSG00000134987 834WDR4 P57081 10785 ENSG00000160193 835 WDR43 Q15061 23160 ENSG00000163811836 WFIKKN1 Q96NZ8 117166 ENSG00000127578 837 WFIKKN2 Q8TEU8 124857ENSG00000173714 838 XRCC5 P13010 7520 ENSG00000079246 839 XYLT1 Q86Y3864131 ENSG00000103489 840 XYLT2 Q9H1B5 64132 ENSG00000015532 841 YBX1P67809 4904 ENSG00000065978 842 YBX3 P16989 8531 ENSG00000060138 843ZG16B Q96DA0 124220 ENSG00000162078 844 ZNF207 O43670 7756ENSG00000010244 845 ZNF326 Q5BKZ1 284695 ENSG00000162664 846 ZNF706Q9Y5V0 51123 ENSG00000120963 847 APLP1 P51693 333 ENSG00000105290 848APP P05067 351 ENSG00000142192 849 NPNT Q6UXI9 255743 ENSG00000168743850 RPL22 Q6UXI9 6146 ENSG00000116251 851 FGF19 O95750 9965ENSG00000162344 852 BTC P35070 685 ENSG00000174808 853 IL13RA2 Q146273598 ENSG00000123496 854 CD170 O15389 ENSG00000105501 855 IL15 P409333600 ENSG00000164136 856 WAP Q8TEU8 ENSG00000173714 857 MFRP Q9BY7983552 ENSG00000235718 858 IL10Ra Q13651 3587 ENSG00000110324 859 ChemR23Q99788 1240 ENSG00000174600 860 HBEGF Q99075 1839 ENSG00000113070 861IL16 Q14005 3603 ENSG00000172349 862 IL7Ra P16871 3575 ENSG00000168685863 TNFSF10C O14798 8794 ENSG00000173535 864 BMP6 P22004 654ENSG00000153162 865 IL36g P14778 56300 ENSG00000136688 866 IL1RA P185103557 ENSG00000136689 867 KREMEN2 Q8NCW0 79412 868 TNFSF10D Q9UBN6 8793ENSG00000173530 869 CXCCR1 P49238 1524 ENSG00000168329 870 CCL23 P557736368 ENSG00000276114 871 Catenin P35222 1499 ENSG00000168036 872 TNFSF10P50591 8743 ENSG00000121858 873 CCL14 Q16627 6358 ENSG00000276409 874IL2 P60568 3558 ENSG00000109471 875 FGF1 P05230 2246 ENSG00000113578 876

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide comprises oneor more of the polypeptides listed in Table 2, Table 1, or a proteoformthereof. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide isat least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to apolypeptide listed in Table 2, Table 1, or a proteoform thereof. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide comprises apolypeptide at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100%identical to ADAMTS12, INS-IGF2, AOC1, SOD3, CLU, ITIH1, APLP1, THBS1,COCH, ITIH2, APLP2, THBS3, COL11A1, LAMA1, APOB, TNXB, COL12A1, LAMA2,APOE, VEGFA, COL14A1, LAMA5, APOH, VTN, COL18A1, LAMB1, APP, ZNF207,COL1A1, LAMB2, CCDC80, COL1A2, LTF, CFH, COL2A1, MATN2, CLEC3B, COL3A1,MDK, COL25A1, COL5A1, MST1, COL5A3, COL5A2, NID1, CYR61, COL6A1, NPNT,F2, COL6A2, OLFML3, FGF2, COL6A3, PCOLCE, FGFBP3, CTGF, POSTN, FSTL1,DCD, PTN, HDGF, DRAXIN, RARRES2, KNG1, ECM1, RELN, NDNF, FBLN1, SFRP1,NRP1, FBN1, SLIT3, PAFAH1B1, FBN2, SPON1, PCOLCE2, FN1, STC1, PTPRF,FST, STC2, PTPRS, HGFAC, SVEP1, RPL22, IGFBP2, THBS2, or RPL29, or anycombination thereof. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptide comprises a polypeptide at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%,98%, 99%, or 100% identical to VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS4, THBS1,IL-15, or IGF2, or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptide comprises THBS1. In certain embodiments,the heparin-associated polypeptide comprises THBS2. In certainembodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide comprises THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide comprises FGF17.In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide comprisesVTN. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptidecomprises POSTN. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptide comprises IGF2. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptide comprises IL-15. In certain embodiments,described herein, is a composition comprising any 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%,99%, or 100% identical to a polypeptide Table 2, Table 1, ADAMTS12,INS-IGF2, AOC1, SOD3, CLU, ITIH1, APLP1, THBS1, COCH, ITIH2, APLP2,THBS3, COL11A1, LAMA1, APOB, TNXB, COL12A1, LAMA2, APOE, VEGFA, COL14A1,LAMA5, APOH, VTN, COL18A1, LAMB1, APP, ZNF207, COL1A1, LAMB2, CCDC80,COL1A2, LTF, CFH, COL2A1, MATN2, CLEC3B, COL3A1, MDK, COL25A1, COL5A1,MST1, COL5A3, COL5A2, NID1, CYR61, COL6A1, NPNT, F2, COL6A2, OLFML3,FGF2, COL6A3, PCOLCE, FGFBP3, CTGF, POSTN, FSTL1, DCD, PTN, HDGF,DRAXIN, RARRES2, KNG1, ECM1, RELN, NDNF, FBLN1, SFRP1, NRP1, FBN1,SLIT3, PAFAH1B1, FBN2, SPON1, PCOLCE2, FN1, STC1, PTPRF, FST, STC2,PTPRS, HGFAC, SVEP1, RPL22, IGFBP2, THBS2, RPL29, a proteoform thereof,or a combination thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient,carrier, or diluent. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises aplurality of peptides from Table 2; and optionally a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases the pluralitycomprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides of Table 2.In some cases, one or more of the plurality of polypeptides is at leastabout 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to a polypeptideof Table 2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises aplurality of peptides from Table 1; and optionally a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases the pluralitycomprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides of Table 1.In some cases, one or more of the plurality of polypeptides is at leastabout 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to a polypeptideof Table 1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises FGF17. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises IL-15. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises IGF2, THBS2, and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises IL-15, THBS2, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, and ANOS1.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, andIL-15. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4,and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and FGF17. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a composition comprising any 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides at least about 85%, 90%, 95%,97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to CTGF, THBS1, THBS2, THBS3, HGFAC,IGFBP3, IGFBP5, IGFBP7, IGFBP4, SFRP1, STC1, STC2, IGFBP2; and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a composition comprising 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides, wherein one or more thepolypeptides are at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100%identical to VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4; anda pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent.

In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 or amino acids 20-478 of SEQID NO: 1, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, ordiluent. In some cases, the polypeptide does not comprise a signalsequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. In certain embodiments, described herein is acomposition comprising a polypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%,95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 2, and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In somecases, the polypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprisinga polypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 3, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 4 or amino acids 19-1172 of SEQID NO: 4, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, ordiluent. In some cases, the polypeptide does not comprise a signalsequence of SEQ ID NO: 4. In certain embodiments, described herein is acomposition comprising a polypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%,95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 5, and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In somecases, the polypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO:5. In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprisinga polypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 6 or amino acids 22-836 of SEQID NO: 6, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, ordiluent. In some cases, the polypeptide does not comprise a signalsequence of SEQ ID NO: 6. In certain embodiments, described herein is acomposition comprising a polypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%,95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 7 oramino acids 23-216 of SEQ ID NO: 7, and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, the polypeptide does notcomprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7. In certain embodiments,described herein is a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising atleast about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% homology or identityto SEQ ID NO: 8 or amino acids 27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8, and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In somecases, the polypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprisinga polypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 9 or amino acids 19-1170 of SEQID NO: 9, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, ordiluent. In some cases, the polypeptide does not comprise a signalsequence of SEQ ID NO: 9. In certain embodiments, described herein is acomposition comprising a polypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%,95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 10 oramino acids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10, and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, the polypeptide does notcomprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10. In certain embodiments,described herein is a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising atleast about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% homology or identityto SEQ ID NO: 11 or amino acids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11, and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In somecases, the polypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO:11.

In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 12, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 13, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 14, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 15 and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 16, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 17, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 18, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 19, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19.

In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 20, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 21, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 22, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 23, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 24, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 25, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 26, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 27, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 28, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 29, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29.

In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 30, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 31, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 32, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 33, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 34, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 35, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 36, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 37, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 38, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 39, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39.

In certain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 40, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 41, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 42, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 43, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 44, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 58, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 59, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 59. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 60, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 61, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 62, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 63, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 63. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 64, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 65, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 65. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 66, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 67, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 67. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 68, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 68. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 69, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69. Incertain embodiments, described herein is a composition comprising apolypeptide comprising at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or100% homology or identity to SEQ ID NO: 70, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In some cases, thepolypeptide does not comprise a signal sequence of SEQ ID NO: 70.

In certain embodiments, described herein, is a composition comprising aplurality of polypeptides at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%,or 100% identical to ADAMTS12, INS-IGF2, AOC1, SOD3, CLU, ITIH1, APLP1,THBS1, COCH, ITIH2, APLP2, THBS3, COL11A1, LAMA1, APOB, TNXB, COL12A1,LAMA2, APOE, VEGFA, COL14A1, LAMA5, APOH, VTN, COL18A1, LAMB1, APP,ZNF207, COL1A1, LAMB2, CCDC80, COL1A2, LTF, CFH, COL2A1, MATN2, CLEC3B,COL3A1, MDK, COL25A1, COL5A1, MST1, COL5A3, COL5A2, NID1, CYR61, COL6A1,NPNT, F2, COL6A2, OLFML3, FGF2, COL6A3, PCOLCE, FGFBP3, CTGF, POSTN,FSTL1, DCD, PTN, HDGF, DRAXIN, RARRES2, KNG1, ECM1, RELN, NDNF, FBLN1,SFRP1, NRP1, FBN1, SLIT3, PAFAH1B1, FBN2, SPON1, PCOLCE2, FN1, STC1,PTPRF, FST, STC2, PTPRS, HGFAC, SVEP1, RPL22, IGFBP2, THBS2, RPL29, andcombinations thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient,carrier, or diluent. In certain embodiments, described herein, is acomposition comprising a plurality of polypeptides at least about 85%,90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to CTGF, THBS1, THBS2, THBS3,HGFAC, IGFBP3, IGFBP5, IGFBP7, IGFBP4, SFRP1, STC1, STC2, IGFBP2; and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent.

In certain embodiments, described herein, is a composition consistingessentially of a plurality of polypeptides at least about 85%, 90%, 95%,97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to ADAMTS12, INS-IGF2, AOC1, SOD3, CLU,ITIH1, APLP1, THBS1, COCH, ITIH2, APLP2, THBS3, COL11A1, LAMA1, APOB,TNXB, COL12A1, LAMA2, APOE, VEGFA, COL14A1, LAMA5, APOH, VTN, COL18A1,LAMB1, APP, ZNF207, COL1A1, LAMB2, CCDC80, COL1A2, LTF, CFH, COL2A1,MATN2, CLEC3B, COL3A1, MDK, COL25A1, COL5A1, MST1, COL5A3, COL5A2, NID1,CYR61, COL6A1, NPNT, F2, COL6A2, OLFML3, FGF2, COL6A3, PCOLCE, FGFBP3,CTGF, POSTN, FSTL1, DCD, PTN, HDGF, DRAXIN, RARRES2, KNG1, ECM1, RELN,NDNF, FBLN1, SFRP1, NRP1, FBN1, SLIT3, PAFAH1B1, FBN2, SPON1, PCOLCE2,FN1, STC1, PTPRF, FST, STC2, PTPRS, HGFAC, SVEP1, RPL22, IGFBP2, THBS2,RPL29, and combinations thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, carrier, or diluent. In certain embodiments, describedherein, is a composition consisting essentially of a plurality ofpolypeptides at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100%identical to CTGF, THBS1, THBS2, THBS3, HGFAC, IGFBP3, IGFBP5, IGFBP7,IGFBP4, SFRP1, STC1, STC2, IGFBP2; and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, carrier, or diluent.

In certain embodiments, described herein, is a composition consistingessentially of any 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides atleast about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to ADAMTS12,INS-IGF2, AOC1, SOD3, CLU, ITIH1, APLP1, THBS1, COCH, ITIH2, APLP2,THBS3, COL11A1, LAMA1, APOB, TNXB, COL12A1, LAMA2, APOE, VEGFA, COL14A1,LAMA5, APOH, VTN, COL18A1, LAMB1, APP, ZNF207, COL1A1, LAMB2, CCDC80,COL1A2, LTF, CFH, COL2A1, MATN2, CLEC3B, COL3A1, MDK, COL25A1, COL5A1,MST1, COL5A3, COL5A2, NID1, CYR61, COL6A1, NPNT, F2, COL6A2, OLFML3,FGF2, COL6A3, PCOLCE, FGFBP3, CTGF, POSTN, FSTL1, DCD, PTN, HDGF,DRAXIN, RARRES2, KNG1, ECM1, RELN, NDNF, FBLN1, SFRP1, NRP1, FBN1,SLIT3, PAFAH1B1, FBN2, SPON1, PCOLCE2, FN1, STC1, PTPRF, FST, STC2,PTPRS, HGFAC, SVEP1, RPL22, IGFBP2, THBS2, and RPL29; and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In certainembodiments, described herein, is a composition consisting essentiallyof any 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides at least about85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to CTGF, THBS1, THBS2,THBS3, HGFAC, IGFBP3, IGFBP5, IGFBP7, IGFBP4, SFRP1, STC1, STC2, IGFBP2;and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent.

In certain embodiments, described herein, is a composition consisting ofany 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides at least about85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to ADAMTS12, INS-IGF2,AOC1, SOD3, CLU, ITIH1, APLP1, THBS1, COCH, ITIH2, APLP2, THBS3,COL11A1, LAMA1, APOB, TNXB, COL12A1, LAMA2, APOE, VEGFA, COL14A1, LAMA5,APOH, VTN, COL18A1, LAMB1, APP, ZNF207, COL1A1, LAMB2, CCDC80, COL1A2,LTF, CFH, COL2A1, MATN2, CLEC3B, COL3A1, MDK, COL25A1, COL5A1, MST1,COL5A3, COL5A2, NID1, CYR61, COL6A1, NPNT, F2, COL6A2, OLFML3, FGF2,COL6A3, PCOLCE, FGFBP3, CTGF, POSTN, FSTL1, DCD, PTN, HDGF, DRAXIN,RARRES2, KNG1, ECM1, RELN, NDNF, FBLN1, SFRP1, NRP1, FBN1, SLIT3,PAFAH1B1, FBN2, SPON1, PCOLCE2, FN1, STC1, PTPRF, FST, STC2, PTPRS,HGFAC, SVEP1, RPL22, IGFBP2, THBS2, and RPL29; and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. In certain embodiments,described herein, is a composition consisting of any 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10 or more polypeptides at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%,99%, or 100% identical to CTGF, THBS1, THBS2, THBS3, HGFAC, IGFBP3,IGFBP5, IGFBP7, IGFBP4, SFRP1, STC1, STC2, IGFBP2; and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent.

In certain embodiments, compositions comprising heparin-associatedpolypeptides do not comprise fibroblast growth factors (FGF). In certainembodiments, compositions comprising heparin-associated polypeptides donot comprise fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2). In certain embodiments,compositions comprising heparin-associated polypeptides do not compriseFGF19, Angiogenin, BTC, IL-13 R alpha 2, Siglec-5/CD170, IL-15, APJ,IGFBP-2, Chordin-Like 1, GASP-1/WFIKKNRP, MFRP, IL-10 R alpha, Chem R23,HB-EGF, FGF-6, HGF, IL-16, IL-7 R alpha, TRAIL R3/TNFRSF10C, BMP-6, IL-1F9/IL-1 H1, IL-1 beta, Kremen-2, TRAIL R4/TNFRSF10D, CXCR1/IL-8 RA, Ckbeta 8-1/CCL23, Beta-catenin, FGF-13 1B, TRAIL/TNFSF10,CCL14/HCC-1/HCC-3, or FGF-4, or a combination thereof.

In certain aspects, heparin-associated binding polypeptides andcompositions of heparin-associated binding polypeptides herein comprisepolypeptides that increase the proliferation of muscle cell precursors,and/or increase their differentiation into muscle cells. In certainembodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides increase proliferationof a muscle cell precursor by at least about 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, or 100%compared to a muscle cell precursor not treated with theheparin-associated binding polypeptide. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptides increase proliferation of a myoblast byat least about 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 100%, 200%, or 500% compared to amyoblast not treated with the heparin-associated binding polypeptide. Incertain embodiments, the myoblast is a human myoblast cell line. Incertain embodiments, the myoblast is a mouse myoblast cell line (e.g.,C2C12). Proliferation can be measured by BrdU or EdU incorporation,which can be quantified using suitable methods such as, by way ofnon-limiting embodiment, microscopy, flow cytometry, or ELISA.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides increasedifferentiation and/or fusion of a muscle cell precursor by at leastabout 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or 500% compared to a muscle cell precursornot treated with the heparin-associated binding polypeptide. In certainembodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides increasedifferentiation of a myoblast by at least about 50%, 75%, or 100%compared to a myoblast not treated with the heparin-associated bindingpolypeptide. In certain embodiments, the myoblast is a human myoblastcell line. In certain embodiments, the myoblast is a mouse myoblast cellline (e.g., C2C12). Differentiation can be measured and/or quantified byeMyHC staining, which detects fusion of a myoblast or muscle cellprecursor. This staining can be quantified, for example, by microscopyor flow cytometry.

Heparin-associated polypeptides that increase muscle or connectivetissue cell precursor proliferation and/or differentiation are useful inmethods of treating muscle or connective tissue disorders. Thesedisorders can arise from the normal aging process, injury related totrauma or physical exertion, genetic predispositions, or incident toother disease states.

Heparin-associated binding polypeptides that are useful for increasingmuscle cell precursor differentiation or proliferation are describedherein, and in certain embodiments comprise Vitronectin (VTN),Stanniocalcin-2 (STC2), Periostin (POSTN), Agrin (AGRN), Fibroblastgrowth factor (FGF17, also known as Fibroblast growth factor 13 orFGF13), Thrombospondin 2 (THBS2), follistatin (FST), Thrombospondin 4(THBS4), Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1), Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2),or Interleukin 15 (IL-15), or any combination thereof. In certainembodiments, any one, two, three, four, or five of VTN, STC2, AGRN,THBS2, or FST are present in a composition useful for increasing musclecell precursor proliferation or muscle cell differentiation. In certainembodiments, any one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, or eight ofVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IL-15, IGF2, and THBS4 are present in acomposition useful for increasing muscle cell precursor proliferation ormuscle cell differentiation.

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Vitronectin (VTN). VTN may be further included inthe composition with any one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,nine, or all polypeptides selected from STC2, AGRN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,FST, THBS1, IL-15, IGF2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and STC2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and AGRN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and FST. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and POSTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and FGF17. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and THBS1. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and IGF2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN and IL-15. Human VTN is disclosed in SEQ IDNO: 1. In certain embodiments, the VTN of the heparin-associated bindingpolypeptide composition comprises an amino acid sequence that is atleast about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to SEQID NO: 1 or amino acids 20-478 of SEQ ID NO: 1. In certain embodiments,the VTN polypeptide lacks a secretory leader sequence, e.g., amino acids1-19 of SEQ ID NO: 1. In certain embodiments, the VTN polypeptide ismodified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 amino acidsfrom the N-terminal or C-terminal end of the polypeptide, includingincrements therein. In certain embodiments, the VTN polypeptidecomprises one or more additional modifications to increase stability. Incertain embodiments, the VTN polypeptide is covalently conjugated topolyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, orcopolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, orpolypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptide is fused or conjugated to another protein to increasestability and or bioavailability. In certain embodiments, the VTNpolypeptide is fused with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or withserum albumin. In certain embodiments, the VTN polypeptide is present ina concatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinct polypeptidesselected from STC2, AGRN, THBS2, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN, IGF2, IL-15and FST. In certain embodiments, the VTN polypeptide is present in aconcatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinct polypeptidesselected from POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the VTN polypeptide is present in a concatemer withone, two, three, four, or more distinct VTN polypeptides. In certainembodiments, the VTN polypeptide is included in a composition comprisinga biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotes polypeptidestability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorablecarrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA).In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carriercomprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In some cases, the VTNpolypeptide is prepared recombinantly in an expression system (e.g.,bacteria, yeast, mammalian, insect). In some cases, the VTN polypeptideis prepared by chemical synthesis.

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Periostin (POSTN). POSTN may be further includedin the composition with any one, two, three, four, five, six, or allpolypeptides selected from VTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, andTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and THBS1. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and IGF2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and IL-15. HumanPOSTN is disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 6. In certain embodiments, the POSTN ofthe heparin-associated binding polypeptide composition comprises anamino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%,99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 6 or amino acids 22-836 of SEQ IDNO: 6. In certain embodiments, the POSTN polypeptide lacks a secretoryleader sequence, e.g., amino acids 1-21 of SEQ ID NO: 6. In certainembodiments, the POSTN polypeptide is modified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70,75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 amino acids from the N-terminal or C-terminalend of the polypeptide, including increments therein. In certainembodiments, the POSTN polypeptide comprises one or more additionalmodifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments, the POSTNpolypeptide is covalently conjugated to polyethylene glycol,polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethyleneglycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide is fused orconjugated to another protein to increase stability and orbioavailability. In certain embodiments, the POSTN polypeptide is fusedwith an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certainembodiments, the POSTN polypeptide is present in a concatemer with one,two, three, four or more distinct polypeptides selected from VTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the POSTNpolypeptide is present in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, ormore distinct POSTN polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the POSTNpolypeptide is included in a composition comprising a biodegradable orbioabsorbable carrier that promotes polypeptide stability. In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA).In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carriercomprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In some cases, the POSTNpolypeptide is prepared recombinantly in an expression system (e.g.,bacteria, yeast, mammalian, insect). In some cases, the POSTNpolypeptide is prepared by chemical synthesis.

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Fibroblast growth factor (FGF17). FGF17 may befurther included in the composition with any one, two, three, four,five, six or all polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN, THBS2, THBS1,IL-15, IGF2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17 and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17 and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17 and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17 and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17 and IL-15. Human FGF17 is disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 7. Incertain embodiments, the FGF17 of the heparin-associated bindingpolypeptide composition comprises an amino acid sequence that is atleast about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to SEQID NO: 7, or amino acids 23-216 of SEQ ID NO: 7. In certain embodiments,the FGF17 polypeptide lacks a secretory leader sequence, e.g., aminoacids 1-22 of SEQ ID NO: 7. In certain embodiments, the FGF17polypeptide is modified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100,125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, or 300 amino acids from theN-terminal or C-terminal end of the polypeptide, including incrementstherein. In certain embodiments, the FGF17 polypeptide comprises one ormore additional modifications to increase stability. In certainembodiments, the FGF17 polypeptide is covalently conjugated topolyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, orcopolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, orpolypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptide is fused or conjugated to another protein to increasestability and or bioavailability. In certain embodiments, the FGF17polypeptide is fused with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or withserum albumin. In certain embodiments, the FGF17 polypeptide is presentin a concatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinct polypeptidesselected from VTN, POSTN, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the FGF17 polypeptide is present in a concatemerwith one, two, three, four, or more distinct FGF17 polypeptides. Incertain embodiments, the FGF17 polypeptide is included in a compositioncomprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotespolypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid(PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In some cases, the FGF17polypeptide is prepared recombinantly in an expression system (e.g.,bacteria, yeast, mammalian, insect). In some cases, the FGF17polypeptide is prepared by chemical synthesis.

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Stanniocalcin-2 (STC2). STC-2 may be furtherincluded in the composition with any one, two, three, four or morepolypeptides selected from VTN, AGRN, THBS2, THBS1, THBS4, POSTN, FGF17,IGF2, IL-15, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2 andAGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2 and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2 and FST. HumanSTC2 is disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 2. In certain embodiments, the STC2 ofthe heparin-associated binding polypeptide composition comprises anamino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%,99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2. In certain embodiments, the STC2polypeptide lacks a secretory leader sequence. In certain embodiments,the STC2 polypeptide is modified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85,90, 95, or 100 amino acids from the N-terminal or C-terminal end of thepolypeptide, including increments therein. In certain embodiments, theSTC2 polypeptide comprises one or more additional modifications toincrease stability. In certain embodiments, the STC2 polypeptide iscovalently conjugated to polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol,polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid,glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptide is fused or conjugated to another proteinto increase stability and or bioavailability. In certain embodiments,the STC2 polypeptide is fused with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin orwith serum albumin. In certain embodiments, the STC2 polypeptide ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinctpolypeptides selected from VTN, AGRN, THBS2, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN,IGF2, IL 15, and FST. In certain embodiments, the STC2 polypeptide ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, or more distinctSTC2 polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the STC2 polypeptide isincluded in a composition comprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbablecarrier that promotes polypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA),polyglycolic acid (PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). Incertain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Agrin (AGRN). AGRN may be further included in thecomposition with any one, two, three, four or more polypeptides selectedfrom VTN, STC2, THBS2, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN, IGF2, IL-15, and FST.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN and STC2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises AGRN and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises AGRN and FST. Human AGRN isdisclosed in SEQ ID NO: 3. In certain embodiments, the AGRN of theheparin-associated binding polypeptide composition comprises an aminoacid sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%,or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3. In certain embodiments, the AGRNpolypeptide lacks a secretory leader sequence. In certain embodiments,the AGRN polypeptide is modified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85,90, 95, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, or 300 amino acids fromthe N-terminal or C-terminal end of the polypeptide, includingincrements therein. In certain embodiments, the AGRN polypeptidecomprises one or more additional modifications to increase stability. Incertain embodiments, the AGRN polypeptide is covalently conjugated topolyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, orcopolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, orpolypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptide is fused or conjugated to another protein to increasestability and or bioavailability. In certain embodiments, the AGRNpolypeptide is fused with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or withserum albumin. In certain embodiments, the AGRN polypeptide is presentin a concatemer with one, two, three, or four other distinctpolypeptides selected from VTN, STC2, THBS2, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN,IGF2, IL-15, and FST. In certain embodiments, the AGRN polypeptide ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, or more distinctAGRN polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the AGRN polypeptide isincluded in a composition comprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbablecarrier that promotes polypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA),polyglycolic acid (PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). Incertain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Thrombospondin 2 (THBS2). THBS2 may be furtherincluded in the composition with any one, two, three, four, five, six orall polypeptides selected from VTN, STC2, AGRN, THBS1, IL-15, IGF2, andFST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and STC2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and AGRN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and FST. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises AGRN and FST. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and THBS1. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and IGF2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and IL-15. THBS2 may befurther included in the composition with any one, two, three, four,five, six, or all polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS1,IL-15, IGF2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2 and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2 and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17 and THBS4. Human THBS2 is disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 4. Incertain embodiments, the THBS2 of the heparin-associated bindingpolypeptide composition comprises an amino acid sequence that is atleast about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to SEQID NO: 4 or amino acids 19-1,172 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In certainembodiments, the THBS2 polypeptide lacks a secretory leader sequence,e.g., amino acids 1-18 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In certain embodiments, theTHBS2 polypeptide is modified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90,95, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, or 300 amino acids from theN-terminal or C-terminal end of the polypeptide, including incrementstherein. In certain embodiments, the THBS2 polypeptide comprises one ormore additional modifications to increase stability. In certainembodiments, the THBS2 polypeptide is covalently conjugated topolyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, orcopolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, orpolypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptide is fused or conjugated to another protein to increasestability and or bioavailability. In certain embodiments, the THBS2polypeptide is fused with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or withserum albumin. In certain embodiments, the THBS2 polypeptide is presentin a concatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinct polypeptidesselected from VTN, STC2, AGRN, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN, IGF2, IL-15,and FST. In certain embodiments, the THBS2 polypeptide is present in aconcatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinct polypeptidesselected from VTN, POSTN, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, FGF17, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the THBS2 polypeptide is present in a concatemerwith one, two, three, four, or more distinct THBS2 polypeptides. Incertain embodiments, the THBS2 polypeptide is included in a compositioncomprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotespolypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid(PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In some cases, the THBS2polypeptide is prepared recombinantly in an expression system (e.g.,bacteria, yeast, mammalian, insect). In some cases, the THBS2polypeptide is prepared by chemical synthesis.

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Thrombospondin 4 (THBS4). THBS4 may be furtherincluded in the composition with any one, two, three, four, five, six orall polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS1, IL-15, IGF2,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 andVTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and THBS1. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and IL-15. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and IGF2. HumanTHBS4 is disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 8. In certain embodiments, the THBS4 ofthe heparin-associated binding polypeptide composition comprises anamino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%,99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 8 or amino acids 27-961 of SEQ IDNO: 8. In certain embodiments, the THBS4 polypeptide lacks a secretoryleader sequence, e.g., amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 8. In certainembodiments, the THBS4 polypeptide is modified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70,75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 amino acids from the N-terminal or C-terminalend of the polypeptide, including increments therein. In certainembodiments, the THBS4 polypeptide comprises one or more additionalmodifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments, the THBS4polypeptide is covalently conjugated to polyethylene glycol,polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethyleneglycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide is fused orconjugated to another protein to increase stability and orbioavailability. In certain embodiments, the THBS4 polypeptide is fusedwith an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certainembodiments, the THBS4 polypeptide is present in a concatemer with one,two, three, four or more distinct polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the THBS4polypeptide is present in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, ormore distinct THBS4 polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the THBS4polypeptide is included in a composition comprising a biodegradable orbioabsorbable carrier that promotes polypeptide stability. In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA).In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carriercomprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In some cases, the THBS4polypeptide is prepared recombinantly in an expression system (e.g.,bacteria, yeast, mammalian, insect). In some cases, the THBS2polypeptide is prepared by chemical synthesis.

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises follistatin (FST). FST may be further included inthe composition with any one, two, three, four or more polypeptidesselected from VTN, STC2, AGRN, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN, IGF2, IL-15,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST andVTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST and STC2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FST and AGRN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FST and THBS2. Human FST isdisclosed in SEQ ID NO: 5. In certain embodiments, the FST of theheparin-associated binding polypeptide composition comprises an aminoacid sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%,or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 5. In certain embodiments, the FSTpolypeptide lacks a secretory leader sequence. In certain embodiments,the FST polypeptide is modified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90,95, or 100 amino acids from the N-terminal or C-terminal end of thepolypeptide, including increments therein. In certain embodiments, theFST polypeptide comprises one or more additional modifications toincrease stability. In certain embodiments, the FST polypeptide iscovalently conjugated to polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol,polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid,glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptide is fused or conjugated to another proteinto increase stability and or bioavailability. In certain embodiments,the FST polypeptide is fused with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin orwith serum albumin. In certain embodiments, the FST polypeptide ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinctpolypeptides selected from VTN, STC2, AGRN, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN,IGF2, IL-15, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the FST polypeptide ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, or more distinct FSTpolypeptides. In certain embodiments, the FST polypeptide is included ina composition comprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier thatpromotes polypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA),polyglycolic acid (PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). Incertain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1). THSB1 may be furtherincluded in the composition with any one, two, three, four, five, six,seven, eight or all polypeptides selected from VTN, STC2, AGRN, THBS4,FGF17, POSTN, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and STC2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and AGRN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and FGF17. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and POSTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and IGF2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THSB1 and IL-15. Human THSB1 is disclosed in SEQID NO: 9. In certain embodiments, the THSB1 of the heparin-associatedbinding polypeptide composition comprises an amino acid sequence that isat least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical toSEQ ID NO: 9 or amino acids 19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9. In certainembodiments, the THSB1 polypeptide lacks a secretory leader sequence. Incertain embodiments, the THSB1 polypeptide is modified by a deletion of1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60,65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 amino acids from the N-terminal orC-terminal end of the polypeptide, including increments therein. Incertain embodiments, the THSB1 polypeptide comprises one or moreadditional modifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments,the THSB1 polypeptide is covalently conjugated to polyethylene glycol,polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethyleneglycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide is fused orconjugated to another protein to increase stability and orbioavailability. In certain embodiments, the THSB1 polypeptide is fusedwith an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certainembodiments, the THSB1 polypeptide is present in a concatemer with one,two, three, four or more distinct polypeptides selected from VTN, STC2,AGRN, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN, IGF2, IL-15 and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the THSB1 polypeptide is present in a concatemer with one,two, three, four, or more distinct THSB1 polypeptides. In certainembodiments, the THSB1 polypeptide is included in a compositioncomprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotespolypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid(PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In some cases, the THBS1polypeptide is prepared recombinantly in an expression system (e.g.,bacteria, yeast, mammalian, insect). In some cases, the THBS1polypeptide is prepared by chemical synthesis.

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Interleukin-15 (IL-15). IL-15 may be furtherincluded in the composition with any one, two, three, four or morepolypeptides selected from VTN, STC2, AGRN, THBS1, THBS4, IGF2, POSTN,FGF17, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesIL-15 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 andAGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 and THBS1. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 and IGF2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 and POSTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 and THBS1. HumanIL-15 is disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 10. In certain embodiments, the IL-15of the heparin-associated binding polypeptide composition comprises anamino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%,99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 10 or amino acids 49-162 of SEQ IDNO: 10. In certain embodiments, the IL-15 polypeptide lacks a secretoryleader sequence. In certain embodiments, the IL-15 polypeptide ismodified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 amino acidsfrom the N-terminal or C-terminal end of the polypeptide, includingincrements therein. In certain embodiments, the IL-15 polypeptidecomprises one or more additional modifications to increase stability. Incertain embodiments, the IL-15 polypeptide is covalently conjugated topolyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, orcopolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, orpolypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptide is fused or conjugated to another protein to increasestability and or bioavailability. In certain embodiments, the IL-15polypeptide is fused with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or withserum albumin. In certain embodiments, the IL-15 polypeptide is presentin a concatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinct polypeptidesselected from VTN, STC2, AGRN, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN, IGF2, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the IL-15 polypeptide is present in aconcatemer with one, two, three, four, or more distinct IL-15polypeptides. In certain embodiments, the IL-15 polypeptide is includedin a composition comprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrierthat promotes polypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA),polyglycolic acid (PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). Incertain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In some cases, the IL-15polypeptide is prepared recombinantly in an expression system (e.g.,bacteria, yeast, mammalian, insect). In some cases, the THBS1polypeptide is prepared by chemical synthesis.

In certain embodiments, a heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2). IGF2 may befurther included in the composition with any one, two, three, four ormore polypeptides selected from VTN, STC2, AGRN, THBS1, THBS4, POSTN,FGF17, IL-15 and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and VTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and STC2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2 and FGF17. Human IGF2 is disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 11. Incertain embodiments, the IGF2 of the heparin-associated bindingpolypeptide composition comprises an amino acid sequence that is atleast about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to SEQID NO: 10 or amino acids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11. In certain embodiments,the IGF2 polypeptide lacks a secretory leader sequence. In certainembodiments, the IGF2 polypeptide is modified by a deletion of 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70,75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 amino acids from the N-terminal or C-terminalend of the polypeptide, including increments therein. In certainembodiments, the IGF2 polypeptide comprises one or more additionalmodifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments, the IGF2polypeptide is covalently conjugated to polyethylene glycol,polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethyleneglycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide is fused orconjugated to another protein to increase stability and orbioavailability. In certain embodiments, the IGF2 polypeptide is fusedwith an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certainembodiments, the IGF2 polypeptide is present in a concatemer with one,two, three, four or more distinct polypeptides selected from VTN, STC2,AGRN, THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, POSTN, IL-15, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the IGF2 polypeptide is present in a concatemer with one,two, three, four, or more distinct IGF2 polypeptides. In certainembodiments, the IGF2 polypeptide is included in a compositioncomprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotespolypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid(PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In some cases, the IGF2polypeptide is prepared recombinantly in an expression system (e.g.,bacteria, yeast, mammalian, insect). In some cases, the THBS1polypeptide is prepared by chemical synthesis.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises any two polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS1. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IL-15. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTNand POSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN and THBS1. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN and IGF2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN and IL-15. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and THBS1. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and IGF2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and IL-15. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17 and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17 and THBS1. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17 and IGF2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17 and IL-15. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17 and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and THBS1. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and IGF2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and IL-15. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and IGF2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and IL-15. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises IGF2 and IL-15. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises IGF2 and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises IL-15 and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprising any two polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS4, comprises one or moreadditional modifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments,one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides is covalentlyconjugated to polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol,polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid,glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, one ormore of the heparin-associated polypeptides is fused or conjugated toanother protein to increase stability and or bioavailability. In certainembodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides is fusedwith an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certainembodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, or four other distinctpolypeptides selected from THBS2, VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,and THBS4. In certain embodiments, one or more of the heparin-associatedpolypeptides is present in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, ormore distinct polypeptides. In certain embodiments, one or more of theheparin-associated polypeptides is included in a composition comprisinga biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotes polypeptidestability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorablecarrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA).In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carriercomprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises any three polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS1. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IL-15. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2,THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesIL-15, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2 and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, THBS4, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, THBS4, and ANOS1. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, THBS4, and IL-15. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, and IGF2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2 and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1 and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4 and FGF17.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and THBS1. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, IGF2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and IL-15. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and THBS1.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and IGF2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and IL-15.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and THBS1.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and IGF2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and IL-15.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1, and IGF2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1, and IL-15.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2, and THBS1.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2, and IL-15.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15, and THBS1.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15, and IGF2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4, and THBS1.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4, and IGF2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4, and IL-15.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17, andTBHS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17,and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,FGF17, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, FGF17, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, FGF17, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2,and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,THBS2, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, THBS2, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS2, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS1, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS1, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS1,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,THBS1, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, THBS1, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS1, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IGF2, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IGF2, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IGF2,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,IGF2, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, IGF2, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, IGF2, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IL-15, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IL-15, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IL-15,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,IL-15, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, IL-15, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, IL-15, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,THBS4, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS4, and IL-15.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2,and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,THBS2, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, THBS2, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, THBS2, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS1, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS1, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS1,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,THBS1, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, THBS1, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, THBS1, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IGF2, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IGF2, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IGF2,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,IGF2, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, IGF2, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, IGF2, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IL-15, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IL-15, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IL-15,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,IL-15, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, IL-15, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, IL-15, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,THBS4, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, THBS4, and IL-15.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS1, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS1, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS1,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,THBS1, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, THBS1, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, THBS1, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IGF2, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IGF2, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IGF2,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,IGF2, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, IGF2, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, IGF2, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IL-15, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IL-15, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IL-15,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,IL-15, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, IL-15, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, IL-15, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,THBS4, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, THBS4, and IL-15.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IGF2, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IGF2, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IGF2,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1,IGF2, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS1, IGF2, and IL-15. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS1, IGF2, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IL-15, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IL-15, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IL-15,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1,IL-15, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS1, IL-15, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS1, IL-15, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, and THBS4, andVTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, and THBS4,and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, andTHBS4, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS1, and THBS4, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS1, and THBS4, and IGF2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS1, and THBS4, and IL-15.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, IL-15, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, IL-15, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, IL-15,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2,IL-15, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesIGF2, IL-15, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2, IL-15, and THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, THBS4, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, THBS4, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, THBS4,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2,THBS4, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesIGF2, THBS4, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IGF2, THBS4, and IL-15.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15, and THBS4, andVTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15, and THBS4,and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15, andTHBS4, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesIL-15, and THBS4, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IL-15, and THBS4, and THBS1. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises IL-15, and THBS4, and IGF2.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, and THBS4.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, and THBS4.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, and THBS4.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS4, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS4, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS4, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, VTN, and THBS4.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, VTN, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, VTN, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17, andTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17,and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, THBS2, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS4, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, THBS4, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, THBS4, and FGF17. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises FGF17, VTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises FGF17, VTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises FGF17, VTN, and POSTN. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises FGF17, POSTN, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, POSTN, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, POSTN, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2, andTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2,and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4,and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,THBS4, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, THBS4, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, VTN, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, VTN, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, VTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, POSTN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, POSTN, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, POSTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, FGF17, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, FGF17, and POSTN. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises THBS2, FGF17, and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, and VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, and POSTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, VTN, and THBS2.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, VTN, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, VTN, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, POSTN, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, POSTN,and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, POSTN,and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4,FGF17, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS4, FGF17, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS4, FGF17, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS4, THBS2, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS4, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS4, THBS2, and POSTN.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprising any three polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS4, comprises one or moreadditional modifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments,one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides is covalentlyconjugated to polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol,polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid,glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, one ormore of the heparin-associated polypeptides is fused or conjugated toanother protein to increase stability and or bioavailability. In certainembodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides is fusedwith an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certainembodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, or four other distinctpolypeptides selected from THBS2, VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,and THBS4. In certain embodiments, one or more of the heparin-associatedpolypeptides is present in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, ormore distinct polypeptides. In certain embodiments, one or more of theheparin-associated polypeptides is included in a composition comprisinga biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotes polypeptidestability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorablecarrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA).In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carriercomprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises any four polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, POSTN, FGF17, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, FGF17, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, THBS2, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN,THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN,POSTN, THBS4, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN, POSTN, THBS4, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, FGF17, POSTN, and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, POSTN, and THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, THBS2, andTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17,THBS2, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN,FGF17, THBS4, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN, FGF17, THBS4, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, THBS2, POSTN, and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, POSTN, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, FGF17, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2,FGF17, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN,THBS2, THBS4, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN, THBS2, THBS4, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, THBS4, POSTN, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS4, POSTN, and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS4, FGF17, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS4,FGF17, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN,THBS4, THBS2, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN, THBS4, THBS2, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, VTN, THBS4, and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, VTN, THBS4, and THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, VTN, FGF17, andTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, VTN,FGF17, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, VTN, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, VTN, THBS2, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, FGF17, THBS4, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17, THBS4, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17, VTN, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17,VTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, FGF17, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS2, THBS4, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, THBS2, THBS4, and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2, VTN, and THBS4. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2, VTN, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2,FGF17, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, THBS2, FGF17, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS4, THBS2, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, THBS4, THBS2, and VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4, VTN, and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4, VTN, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4,FGF17, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,THBS4, FGF17, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, VTN, THBS2, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, VTN, THBS2, and POSTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, VTN, THBS4, and THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, VTN, THBS4, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, VTN,POSTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, VTN, POSTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, POSTN, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, POSTN, THBS2, and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, POSTN, THBS4, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, POSTN, THBS4, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, POSTN,VTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,POSTN, VTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, THBS2, POSTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, THBS2, POSTN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, THBS2, THBS4, and POSTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2, THBS4, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2, VTN, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2,VTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,THBS4, POSTN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, THBS4, POSTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, THBS4, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, THBS4, THBS2, and POSTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4, VTN, and THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4, VTN, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, VTN,POSTN, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, VTN, POSTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, VTN, FGF17, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, VTN, FGF17, and THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, VTN, THBS4, and POSTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, VTN, THBS4, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, POSTN,VTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,POSTN, VTN, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, POSTN, FGF17, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, POSTN, FGF17, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, POSTN, THBS4, and FGF17. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, POSTN, THBS4, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, FGF17, VTN, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, FGF17,VTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,FGF17, POSTN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, FGF17, POSTN, and THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, FGF17, THBS4, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, FGF17, THBS4, and POSTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, VTN, and FGF17. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, VTN, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4,POSTN, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, THBS4, POSTN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, THBS4, FGF17, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, THBS4, FGF17, and VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, VTN, THBS2, and POSTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, VTN, THBS2, andFGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, VTN,POSTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS4, VTN, POSTN, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS4, VTN, FGF17, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS4, VTN, FGF17, and POSTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, POSTN, THBS2, and FGF17.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, POSTN, THBS2,and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, POSTN,VTN, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4,POSTN, VTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS4, POSTN, FGF17, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS4, POSTN, FGF17, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS4, FGF17, THBS2, and VTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, FGF17, THBS2, and POSTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, FGF17, VTN, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, FGF17,VTN, and POSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4,FGF17, POSTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS4, FGF17, POSTN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS4, THBS2, FGF17, and POSTN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, THBS2, FGF17, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, THBS2, VTN, andPOSTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4, THBS2,VTN, and FGF17. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS4,THBS2, POSTN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS4, THBS2, POSTN, and FGF17.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, FGF17, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN,THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, POSTN, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, POSTN, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN, THBS1, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, POSTN,IGF2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, POSTN, IL-15, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, POSTN, THBS4, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, THBS2, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17,POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, FGF17, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, FGF17, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FGF17,IL-15, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, FGF17, THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, POSTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2,FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, THBS2, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, THBS2, IGF2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1, POSTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1,FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, THBS1, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, THBS1, IGF2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS1,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2, POSTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2,FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, IGF2, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN, IGF2, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, IGF2, IL-15, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IGF2, THBS4, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15, POSTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15,FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, IL-15, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, IL-15, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, IL-15,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4, POSTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4,FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, TBHS4, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, TBHS4, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, TBHS4,IL-15, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,FGF17, TBHS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, FGF17, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, FGF17, IGF2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, FGF17,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,THBS2, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS2, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, THBS2, IGF2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS2,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS1, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,THBS1, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS1, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, THBS1, IGF2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS1, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS1,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IGF2, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IGF2,FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesPOSTN, IGF2, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, IGF2, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IGF2, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IGF2,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IL-15, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,IL-15, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, IL-15, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, IL-15, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IL-15, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, IL-15,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN,THBS4, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises POSTN, THBS4, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises POSTN, THBS4, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises POSTN, THBS4,IL-15, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,THBS2, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, THBS2, IGF2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS2,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS1, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,THBS1, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, THBS1, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, THBS1, IGF2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS1, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS1,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IGF2, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IGF2,POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFGF17, IGF2, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, IGF2, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IGF2, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IGF2,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IL-15, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,IL-15, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, IL-15, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, IL-15, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IL-15, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, IL-15,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17,THBS4, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FGF17, THBS4, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FGF17, THBS4, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FGF17, THBS4,IL-15, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS1, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,THBS1, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, THBS1, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS1, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS1,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IGF2, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IGF2,POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, IGF2, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, IGF2, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IGF2, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IGF2,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IL-15, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,IL-15, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, IL-15, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, IL-15, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IL-15, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, IL-15,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,THBS4, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, THBS4, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, THBS4, THBS1, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, THBS4,IL-15, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IGF2, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IGF2,POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS1, IGF2, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS1, IGF2, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IGF2,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IL-15, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1,IL-15, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS1, IL-15, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS1, IL-15, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IL-15, IGF2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, IL-15,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, and THBS4, VTN,and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2,IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS1, THBS4, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS1, THBS4, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, THBS4, THBS2, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS1, THBS4,IGF2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS1, THBS4, IL-15, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, IL-15, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, IL-15,POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesIGF2, IL-15, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises IGF2, IL-15, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, IL-15, THBS1, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, IL-15,THBS4, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, THBS4, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, THBS4,POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesIGF2, THBS4, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17,THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises IGF2, THBS4, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, THBS4, THBS1, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IGF2, THBS4,IL-15, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15, THBS4, VTN, anda polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15,or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15,THBS4, POSTN, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises IL-15, THBS4, FGF17, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises IL-15, THBS4, THBS2, and a polypeptide comprisingVTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises IL-15, THBS4, THBS1, and apolypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, orTHBS4. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises IL-15, THBS4,IGF2, and a polypeptide comprising VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, THBS1,IGF2, IL-15, or THBS4.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprising any four polypeptides selected from VTN, POSTN,FGF17, THBS2, THBS1, IGF2, IL-15, and THBS4, comprises one or moreadditional modifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments,one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides is covalentlyconjugated to polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol,polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid,glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, one ormore of the heparin-associated polypeptides is fused or conjugated toanother protein to increase stability and or bioavailability. In certainembodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides is fusedwith an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certainembodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinctpolypeptides selected from THBS2, VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS1, IL-15, IGF2,and THBS4. In certain embodiments, one or more of the heparin-associatedpolypeptides is present in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, ormore distinct polypeptides. In certain embodiments, one or more of theheparin-associated polypeptides is included in a composition comprisinga biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotes polypeptidestability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorablecarrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA).In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carriercomprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises any three polypeptides selected from VTN, STC2,AGRN, THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, STC2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, STC2, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, STC2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, AGRN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, AGRN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, THBS2, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, THBS2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, FST, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, FST, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, FST, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, VTN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, VTN, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, VTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, AGRN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, AGRN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, THBS2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, FST, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, FST, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, FST, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, VTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, VTN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, VTN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, STC2, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, STC2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, STC2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, THBS2, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, FST, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, FST, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, FST, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, VTN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, VTN, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, VTN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, STC2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, STC2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, STC2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, AGRN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, AGRN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, FST, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, FST, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, FST, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, VTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, VTN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, VTN, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, STC2, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, STC2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, STC2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, AGRN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, AGRN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, AGRN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, THBS2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, THBS2, and STC2. In certain embodiments, one or more of theheparin-associated polypeptides comprise one or more additionalmodifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments, one or moreof the heparin-associated polypeptides is covalently conjugated topolyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, orcopolymers of polyethylene glycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, orpolypropylene glycol. In certain embodiments, one or more of theheparin-associated polypeptide is fused or conjugated to another proteinto increase stability and or bioavailability. In certain embodiments,one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides is fused with an Fcregion of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certainembodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinctpolypeptides selected from THBS2, VTN, STC2, AGRN, or FST. In certainembodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides ispresent in a concatemer with one, two, three, four, or more distinctpolypeptides. In certain embodiments, one or more of theheparin-associated polypeptides is included in a composition comprisinga biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotes polypeptidestability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorablecarrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA).In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carriercomprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated binding polypeptidecomposition comprises any four polypeptides selected from VTN, STC2,AGRN, THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, STC2, AGRN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN, STC2, AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, STC2, THBS2, and AGRN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, STC2, THBS2, and FST. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, STC2, FST, and AGRN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, STC2, FST, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, AGRN,STC2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN,AGRN, STC2, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, AGRN, THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN, AGRN, THBS2, and STC2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, AGRN, FST, and THBS2. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises VTN, AGRN, FST, and STC2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, STC2, and AGRN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, STC2, andFST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2, AGRN,and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, THBS2,AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN,THBS2, FST, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesVTN, THBS2, FST, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises VTN, FST, STC2, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises VTN, FST, STC2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises VTN, FST, AGRN, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FST, AGRN, and STC2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FST, THBS2, andAGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises VTN, FST, THBS2,and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2, VTN,FST, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2,VTN, FST, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, VTN, AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises STC2, VTN, AGRN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises STC2, VTN, THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises STC2, VTN, THBS2, and AGRN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises STC2, AGRN, FST, and THBS2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2, AGRN, FST, and VTN.In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2, AGRN, VTN, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2, AGRN,VTN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2,AGRN, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, AGRN, THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises STC2, THBS2, FST, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises STC2, THBS2, FST, and AGRN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises STC2, THBS2, VTN, and FST. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2, THBS2, VTN, andAGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2, THBS2,AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2,THBS2, AGRN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesSTC2, FST, THBS2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises STC2, FST, THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises STC2, FST, VTN, and AGRN. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises STC2, FST, VTN, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises STC2, FST, AGRN, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises STC2, FST, AGRN, andTHBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, VTN,THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN,VTN, THBS2, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, VTN, FST, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises AGRN, VTN, FST, and STC2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises AGRN, VTN, STC2, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, VTN, STC2, and FST. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, STC2, THBS2, andVTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, STC2,THBS2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN,STC2, FST, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, STC2, FST, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises AGRN, STC2, VTN, and FST. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises AGRN, STC2, VTN, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, THBS2, STC2, and FST. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, THBS2, STC2, andVTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, THBS2, FST,and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, THBS2,FST, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN,THBS2, VTN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesAGRN, THBS2, VTN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises AGRN, FST, STC2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises AGRN, FST, STC2, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, FST, THBS2, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, FST, THBS2, andSTC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, FST, VTN,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises AGRN, FST,VTN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,VTN, STC2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, VTN, STC2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, VTN, AGRN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, VTN, AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises THBS2, VTN, FST, and STC2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, VTN, FST, and AGRN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, STC2, VTN, andFST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, STC2, VTN,and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, STC2,AGRN, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,STC2, AGRN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, STC2, FST, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, STC2, FST, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, AGRN, VTN, and STC2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, AGRN, VTN, and FST. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, AGRN, STC2, andVTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, AGRN,STC2, and FST. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2,AGRN, FST, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesTHBS2, AGRN, FST, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises THBS2, FST, VTN, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises THBS2, FST, VTN, and STC2. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises THBS2, FST, STC2, and AGRN. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, FST, STC2, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, FST, AGRN, andSTC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises THBS2, FST,AGRN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST,VTN, THBS2, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, VTN, THBS2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FST, VTN, STC2, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FST, VTN, STC2, and AGRN. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises FST, VTN, AGRN, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FST, VTN, AGRN, and STC2. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FST, STC2, THBS2, andAGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST, STC2,THBS2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST,STC2, VTN, and AGRN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, STC2, VTN, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FST, STC2, AGRN, and VTN. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FST, STC2, AGRN, and THBS2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FST, AGRN, THBS2, and VTN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FST, AGRN, THBS2, andSTC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST, AGRN, VTN,and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST, AGRN,VTN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST,AGRN, STC2, and THBS2. In certain embodiments, the composition comprisesFST, AGRN, STC2, and VTN. In certain embodiments, the compositioncomprises FST, THBS2, AGRN, and STC2. In certain embodiments, thecomposition comprises FST, THBS2, AGRN, and VTN. In certain embodiments,the composition comprises FST, THBS2, VTN, and STC2. In certainembodiments, the composition comprises FST, THBS2, VTN, and AGRN. Incertain embodiments, the composition comprises FST, THBS2, STC2, andVTN. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises FST, THBS2, STC2,and AGRN. In certain embodiments, one or more of the heparin-associatedpolypeptides comprise one or more additional modifications to increasestability. In certain embodiments, one or more of the heparin-associatedpolypeptides is covalently conjugated to polyethylene glycol,polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethyleneglycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. Incertain embodiments, one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptidesis fused or conjugated to another protein to increase stability and orbioavailability. In certain embodiments, one or more of theheparin-associated polypeptides is fused with an Fc region of animmunoglobulin or with serum albumin. In certain embodiments, one ormore of the heparin-associated polypeptides is present in a concatemerwith one, two, three, or four other distinct polypeptides selected fromTHBS2, VTN, STC2, AGRN, or FST. In certain embodiments, one or more ofthe heparin-associated polypeptides is present in a concatemer with one,two, three, four, or more distinct polypeptides. In certain embodiments,one or more of the heparin-associated polypeptides is included in acomposition comprising a biodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier thatpromotes polypeptide stability. In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA),polyglycolic acid (PGA), or Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). Incertain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisespolylactic acid (PLA). In certain embodiments, the biodegradable orbioabsorable carrier comprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certainembodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 1 andone or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 2 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 3 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 4 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 5 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 6 andone or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 7 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 8 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 9 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 10 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 11and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 12 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 13 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 14 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 15 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 16and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 17 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 18 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 19 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 21 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 22and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 23 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 24 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 25 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 26 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 27and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 28 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 29 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 30 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 31 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 32and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 33 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 34 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 35 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 36 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 37and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 38 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 39 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 40 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 41 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 42and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 43 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 44 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 45 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 46 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 47and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 48 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 49 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 50 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 51 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 52and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 53 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 54 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 55 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 56 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 57and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 58 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 59 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 60 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 61 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 62and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 63 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 64 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 65 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 66 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 67and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 68 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 69 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 70 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 71 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 72and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 73 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 74 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 75 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 76 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 77and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 78 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 79 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 80 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 81 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 82and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 83 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 84 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 85 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 86 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 87and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 88 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 89 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 90 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 91 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 92and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 93 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 94 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 95 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 96 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 97and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 98 and one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprisespolypeptide 99 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In someembodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 100 and one ormore polypeptides from Table 2.

In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 101 andone or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 102 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 103 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 104 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 105 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 106and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 107 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 108 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 109 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 110 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 111and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 112 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 113 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 114 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 115 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 116and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 117 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 118 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 119 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 121 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 122and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 123 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 124 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 125 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 126 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 127and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 128 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 129 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 130 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 131 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 132and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 133 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 134 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 135 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 136 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 137and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 138 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 139 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 140 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 141 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 142and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 143 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 144 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 145 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 146 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 147and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 148 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 149 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 150 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 151 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 152and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 153 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 154 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 155 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 156 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 157and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 158 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 159 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 160 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 161 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 162and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 163 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 164 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 165 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 166 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 167and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 168 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 169 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 170 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 171 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 172and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 173 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 174 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 175 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 176 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 177and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 178 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 179 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 180 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 181 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 182and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 183 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 184 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 185 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 186 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 187and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 188 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 189 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 190 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 191 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 192and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 193 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 194 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 195 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 196 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 197and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 198 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 199 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 200 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2.

In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 201 andone or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 202 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 203 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 204 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 205 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 206and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 207 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 208 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 209 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 210 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 211and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 212 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 213 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 214 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 215 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 216and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 217 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 218 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 219 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 221 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 222and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 223 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 224 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 225 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 226 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 227and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 228 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 229 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 230 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 231 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 232and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 233 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 234 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 235 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 236 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 237and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 238 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 239 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 240 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 241 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 242and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 243 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 244 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 245 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 246 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 247and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 248 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 249 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 250 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 251 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 252and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 253 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 254 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 255 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 256 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 257and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 258 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 259 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 260 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 261 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 262and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 263 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 264 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 265 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 266 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 267and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 268 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 269 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 270 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 271 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 272and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 273 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 274 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 275 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 276 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 277and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 278 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 279 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 280 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 281 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 282and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 283 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 284 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 285 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 286 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 287and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 288 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 289 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 290 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 291 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 292and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 293 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 294 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 295 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 296 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 297and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 298 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 299 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 300 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2.

In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 401 andone or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 402 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 403 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 404 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 405 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 406and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 407 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 408 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 409 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 410 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 411and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 412 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 413 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 414 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 415 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 416and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 417 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 418 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 419 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 421 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 422and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 423 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 424 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 425 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 426 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 427and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 428 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 429 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 430 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 431 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 432and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 433 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 434 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 435 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 436 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 437and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 438 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 439 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 440 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 441 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 442and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 443 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 444 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 445 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 446 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 447and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 448 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 449 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 450 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 451 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 452and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 453 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 454 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 455 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 456 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 457and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 458 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 459 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 460 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 461 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 462and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 463 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 464 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 465 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 466 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 467and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 468 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 469 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 470 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 471 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 472and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 473 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 474 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 475 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 476 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 477and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 478 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 479 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 480 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 481 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 482and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 483 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 484 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 485 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 486 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 487and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 488 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 489 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 490 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 491 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 492and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 493 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 494 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 495 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 496 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 497and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 498 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 499 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 500 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2.

In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 501 andone or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 502 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 503 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 504 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 505 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 506and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 507 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 508 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 509 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 510 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 511and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 512 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 513 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 514 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 515 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 516and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 517 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 518 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 519 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 521 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 522and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 523 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 524 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 525 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 526 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 527and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 528 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 529 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 530 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 531 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 532and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 533 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 534 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 535 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 536 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 537and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 538 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 539 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 540 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 541 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 542and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 543 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 544 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 545 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 546 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 547and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 548 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 549 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 550 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 551 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 552and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 553 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 554 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 555 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 556 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 557and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 558 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 559 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 560 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 561 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 562and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 563 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 564 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 565 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 566 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 567and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 568 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 569 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 570 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 571 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 572and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 573 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 574 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 575 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 576 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 577and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 578 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 579 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 580 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 581 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 582and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 583 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 584 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 585 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 586 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 587and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 588 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 589 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 590 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 591 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 592and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 593 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 594 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 595 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 596 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 597and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 598 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 599 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 600 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2.

In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 701 andone or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 702 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 703 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 704 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 705 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 706and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 707 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 708 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 709 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 710 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 711and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 712 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 713 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 714 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 715 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 716and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 717 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 718 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 719 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 721 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 722and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 723 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 724 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 725 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 726 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 727and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 728 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 729 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 730 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 731 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 732and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 733 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 734 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 735 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 736 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 737and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 738 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 739 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 740 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 741 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 742and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 743 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 744 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 745 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 746 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 747and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 748 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 749 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 750 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 751 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 752and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 753 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 754 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 755 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 756 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 757and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 758 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 759 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 760 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 761 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 762and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 763 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 764 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 765 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 766 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 767and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 768 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 769 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 770 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 771 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 772and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 773 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 774 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 775 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 776 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 777and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 778 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 779 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 780 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 781 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 782and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 783 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 784 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 785 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 786 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 787and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 788 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 789 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 790 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 791 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 792and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 793 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 794 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 795 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 796 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 797and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 798 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 799 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 800 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2.

In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 801 andone or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 802 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 803 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 804 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 805 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 806and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 807 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 808 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 809 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 810 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 811and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 812 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 813 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 814 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 815 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 816and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 817 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 818 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 819 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 821 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 822and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 823 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 824 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 825 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 826 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 827and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 828 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 829 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 830 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 831 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 832and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 833 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 834 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 835 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 836 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 837and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 838 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 839 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 840 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 841 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 842and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 843 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 844 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 845 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 846 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 847and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 848 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 849 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 850 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 851 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 852and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 853 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 854 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 855 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 856 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 857and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 858 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 859 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 860 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 861 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 862and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 863 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 864 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 865 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 866 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 867and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 868 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 869 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 870 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 871 and one or more polypeptides from Table2. In some embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 872and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, acomposition herein comprises polypeptide 873 and one or morepolypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a composition hereincomprises polypeptide 874 and one or more polypeptides from Table 2. Insome embodiments, a composition herein comprises polypeptide 875 and oneor more polypeptides from Table 2. In some embodiments, a compositionherein comprises polypeptide 876 and one or more polypeptides from Table2.

In some cases, the one or more polypeptides from Table 2 comprisesIL-15. In some cases, the one or more polypeptides from Table 2comprises THBS4. In some cases, the one or more polypeptides from Table2 comprises POSTN. In some cases, the one or more polypeptides fromTable 2 comprises THBS1. In some cases, the one or more polypeptidesfrom Table 2 comprises THBS2. In some cases, the one or morepolypeptides from Table 2 comprises VTN. In some cases, the one or morepolypeptides from Table 2 comprises FGF17. In some cases, the one ormore polypeptides from Table 2 comprises IGF2. In some cases, the one ormore polypeptides from Table 2 comprises polypeptide 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126,127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140,141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154,155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168,169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182,183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196,197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210,211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224,225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238,239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266,267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280,281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294,295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308,309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322,323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336,337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350,351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364,365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378,379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392,393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406,407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420,421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434,435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448,449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462,463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476,477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490,491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504,505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518,519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532,533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546,547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560,561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574,575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588,589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602,603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616,617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630,631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644,645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658,659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672,673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686,687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700,701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714,715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728,729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742,743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756,757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770,771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784,785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798,799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812,813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826,827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840,841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854,855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868,869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, or 876. In some cases, one or aplurality of the polypeptides of the composition are heparin-associatedpolypolypeptides. In some cases, one or a plurality of the polypeptidesof the composition are mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypolypeptides. In certain embodiments, one or more of thepolypeptides of the composition comprise one or more additionalmodifications to increase stability. In certain embodiments, one or moreof the polypeptides is covalently conjugated to polyethylene glycol,polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethyleneglycol, polysialic acid, glycolic acid, or polypropylene glycol. Incertain embodiments, one or more of the polypeptides is fused orconjugated to another protein to increase stability and orbioavailability. In certain embodiments, one or more of the polypeptidesis fused with an Fc region of an immunoglobulin or with serum albumin.In certain embodiments, one or more of the polypeptides is present in aconcatemer with one, two, three, four or more distinct polypeptidesselected from Table 2 and/or Table 1. In certain embodiments, one ormore of the polypeptides is present in a concatemer with one, two,three, four, or more distinct polypeptides. In certain embodiments, oneor more of the polypeptides is included in the composition with abiodegradable or bioabsorbable carrier that promotes polypeptidestability. In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorablecarrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), orPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprises polylactic acid (PLA).In certain embodiments, the biodegradable or bioabsorable carriercomprises polyglycolic acid (PGA). In certain embodiments, thebiodegradable or bioabsorable carrier comprisesPoly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides increase themitogenic (e.g., proliferative capacity) of a somatic cell that is atissue cell or a tissue precursor, such as: a muscle cell, a muscleprecursor cell, a tenocyte, a tenocyte precursor cell, a chondrocyte, achondrocyte precursor, a mesenchymal stem cell, or a fibroblast. Thecell can be a precursor cell derived from any mammal, such as, monkeys,apes, dogs, cats, horses, rats, mice, or humans. In certain embodiments,the precursor cell is a human precursor cell. In certain embodiments,the heparin-associated polypeptides increase the proliferative capacityof a mouse myoblast by at least about 1.5-fold, about 2-fold, about3-fold, or about 4-fold as measured by BrdU or EdU incorporation.

Therapeutic Indications

In certain aspects, heparin-associated polypeptides and compositionscomprising heparin-associated polypeptides, described herein, are usefulfor treating diseases and disorders that involve soft-tissue injury,degradation, or destruction. Aging disorders that result in thedeterioration and loss of muscle tissue are such soft-tissue disorders.Sarcopenia, for example, is the degenerative loss of skeletal musclemass quality, and strength associated with aging. Injuries that resultin acute muscle damage are other such disorders. The disorders includemuscle ruptures, strains, and contusions. A rupture is a separating ofthe muscle tissues. Muscle strains are contraction-induced injuries inwhich muscle fibers tear due to extensive mechanical stress, and can beclassified as a grade I, II, or III. Muscle contusions are musclehematomas. Muscle injury can also be caused by non-mechanical stressessuch as cachexia. Cachexia may be caused by malnutrition, cancer, AIDS,coeliac disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, multiplesclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis,familial amyloid polyneuropathy, mercury poisoning (acrodynia), Crohn'sdisease, untreated/severe type 1 diabetes mellitus, anorexia nervosa,chemotherapy, muscular dystrophy or other genetic diseases which causeimmobility, and hormonal deficiencies. Certain disorders that areweaknesses of specific muscles such as dysphagia or facioscapulohumeralmuscular dystrophy may also be treated by the polypeptides describedherein. Additional soft-tissues disorders that may be treated using theheparin-associated polypeptides described herein are those that inflictinjury to the tendons, ligaments or cartilage. In certain embodiments,the muscle wasting disease is a muscular dystrophy. In certainembodiments, the muscular dystrophy comprises myotonic musculardystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy,Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy,congenital, muscular dystrophy, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, ordistal muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, the musculardystrophy is Becker muscular dystrophy. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptides useful for treating a soft-tissuedisorder comprise any one, two, three, four, or five heparin-associatedpolypeptides selected from Vitronectin (VTN), Periostin (POSTN),Fribroblast growth factor (FGF17), Thrombospondin 2 (THBS2),Thrombospondin 4 (THBS4), Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1), Insulin-like growthfactor 2 (IGF2), and Interleukin 15 (IL-15). In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptides useful for treating a soft-tissuedisorder comprise any one, two, three, four, or five heparin-associatedpolypeptides selected from Vitronectin (VTN), Stanniocalcin-2 (STC2),Agrin (AGRN), Thrombospondin 2 (THBS2), follistatin (FST), Periostin(POSTN), Fribroblast growth factor (FGF17), Thrombospondin 4 (THBS4),Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1), Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2), andInterleukin 15 (IL-15).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides andcompositions comprising heparin-associated polypeptides, describedherein, are for use in treating an individual with an aging disorder, amuscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, an injury to a connectivetissue, or an injury to a non-muscle soft-tissue, or any combinationthereof. In certain embodiments, the aging disorder is sarcopenia. Incertain embodiments, the muscle wasting disorder is cachexia. In certainembodiments, the cachexia is a result of a cancer. In certainembodiments, the cachexia is a result of AIDS. In certain embodiments,the injury is a muscle injury. In certain embodiments, the musclewasting is atrophy do to limb immobilization or disuse. In certainembodiments, the muscle injury is a strain or a tear. In certainembodiments, the muscle injury is a Grade III strain. In certainembodiments, sarcopenia contributes to the incidence of the muscleinjury. In certain embodiments, the injury is ligament damage. Incertain embodiments, the ligament damage is a rupture or a tear. Incertain embodiments, the injury is tendon damage. In certainembodiments, the tendon damage is a rupture or a tear. In certainembodiments, the injury is cartilage damage. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptides comprise any one, two, three, four, fiveor more heparin-associated polypeptides selected from Vitronectin (VTN),Periostin (POSTN), Fribroblast growth factor (FGF17), Thrombospondin 2(THBS2), Thrombospondin 4 (THBS4), Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1),Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2), and Interleukin 15 (IL-15). Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides comprise anyone, two, three, four, five or more heparin-associated polypeptidesselected from Vitronectin (VTN), Stanniocalcin-2 (STC2), Agrin (AGRN),Thrombospondin 2 (THBS2), and follistatin (FST).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides andcompositions comprising heparin-associated polypeptides, describedherein, are for use in a method of treating myositis. In certainembodiments, the myositis comprises dermatomyositis, polymyositis,necrotizing myopathy (also called necrotizing autoimmune myopathy orimmune-mediated necrotizing myopathy), juvenile myositis, or sporadicinclusion-body myositis. In certain embodiments, the heparin-associatedpolypeptides comprise any one, two, three, four, five or moreheparin-associated polypeptides selected from Vitronectin (VTN),Periostin (POSTN), Fribroblast growth factor (FGF17), Thrombospondin 2(THBS2), Thrombospondin 4 (THBS4), Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1),Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2), and Interleukin 15 (IL-15). Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides comprise anyone, two, three, four, or five heparin-associated polypeptides selectedfrom Vitronectin (VTN), Stanniocalcin-2 (STC2), Agrin (AGRN),Thrombospondin 2 (THBS2), and follistatin (FST).

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides andcompositions comprising heparin-associated polypeptides, describedherein, are for use in a method of increasing proliferation or promotingsurvival of a cell associated with soft-tissue damage. In certainembodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides described herein areuseful in a method of increasing proliferation or promoting survival ofany one or more of a muscle cell, a muscle precursor cell, a tenocyte, atenocyte precursor cell, a chondrocyte, a chondrocyte precursor cell, amesenchymal stem cell, or a fibroblast. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptides comprise any one, two, three, four, fiveor more heparin-associated polypeptides selected from Vitronectin (VTN),Periostin (POSTN), Fribroblast growth factor (FGF17), Thrombospondin 2(THBS2), Thrombospondin 4 (THBS4), Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1),Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2), and Interleukin 15 (IL-15). Incertain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides comprise anyone, two, three, four, or five heparin-associated polypeptides selectedfrom Vitronectin (VTN), Stanniocalcin-2 (STC2), Agrin (AGRN),Thrombospondin 2 (THBS2), and follistatin (FST).

The heparin-associated polypeptides compositions described herein can beadministered separately or as a mixture of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ormore heparin-binding or heparin-associated polypeptides for thetreatment of any disorder associated with muscle or soft-tissue.

In certain aspects, a method of treating a disease or condition, such asthose described herein, in a subject in need thereof comprisesadministering to the subject a composition comprising a polypeptide ofTable 2. In some embodiments, the polypeptide of Table 2 is apolypeptide of Table 1. In some embodiments, the composition comprises apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, such as described herein. In someembodiments, the disease or condition comprises an aging disorder,muscle wasting disorder, muscle injury, or injury to connective tissue,or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the aging disordercomprises sarcopenia. In some embodiments, the muscle wasting disordercomprises muscular dystrophy. In some embodiments, the muscle wasting isa result of obesity. In certain embodiments, the muscle wasting is theresult of a metabolic disorder. In some cases the metabolic disorder isdiabetes. In some cases the diabetes is Type 2 Diabetes. In someembodiments, muscle wasting is a result of disease progression. In someembodiments, muscle wasting is a result of therapeutic treatment. Insome embodiments, the muscle wasting is cachexia. In some embodiments,the therapeutic polypeptide promotes fusion of myocytes.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide is a heparin-associated bindingpolypeptide as described herein. In some embodiments, the polypeptide isa mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide as described herein. Insome embodiments, a composition comprising a plurality ofheparin-associated binding polypeptides as described herein isadministered. In some embodiments, a composition comprising a pluralityof mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides as described herein isadministered.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide has been recombinantly produced. Insome embodiments, the polypeptide has been produced in a mammalian cellculture. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide has been produced in amammalian cell and the mammalian cell is a human cell. In some cases thehuman cell is a human embryonic kidney-derived epithelial cell (e.g.,HEK293 cells). In some embodiments, the mammalian cell culture is amouse myeloma cell culture. In some embodiments, the mammalian cellculture is a Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell culture. In someembodiments, the polypeptide has been produced in a non-mammalian cellculture, e.g., in bacteria, yeast, or insect cells. In certainembodiments, the polypeptide has been purified from a human biologicalsample. In some cases, the human biological sample is human plasma. Insome embodiments, the composition is formulated for administration byinjection to the subject. In some embodiments, the composition comprisesone or more polypeptides having at least about 90% homology to asequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 1-44, 55, 56, and 58-70. In someembodiments, the composition comprises polypeptide 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126,127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140,141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154,155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168,169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182,183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196,197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210,211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224,225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238,239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266,267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280,281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294,295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308,309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322,323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336,337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350,351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364,365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378,379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392,393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406,407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420,421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434,435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448,449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462,463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476,477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490,491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504,505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518,519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532,533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546,547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560,561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574,575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588,589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602,603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616,617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630,631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644,645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658,659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672,673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686,687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700,701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714,715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728,729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742,743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756,757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770,771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784,785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798,799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812,813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826,827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840,841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854,855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868,869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, or 876, or any combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises VTN. In some cases, theVTN comprises a polypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology oridentity to SEQ ID NO: 1. In some cases, the VTN comprises a polypeptidecomprising at least about 90% homology or identity to amino acids 20-478of SEQ ID NO: 1. In some cases, the VTN is purified from human plasma.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises POSTN. In some cases, thePOSTN comprises a polypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology oridentity to SEQ ID NO: 6. In some cases, the POSTN comprises apolypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology or identity to aminoacids 22-836 of SEQ ID NO: 6. In some cases, the POSTN is expressed in amouse myeloma cell line.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises FGF17. In some cases, theFGF17 comprises a polypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology oridentity to SEQ ID NO: 7. In some cases, the FGF17 comprises apolypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology or identity to aminoacids 23-216 of SEQ ID NO: 7. In some cases, the FGF17 is expressed in abacterial cell. In some embodiments, the bacterial cell is E. coli.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises THBS2. In some cases, theTHBS2 comprises a polypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology oridentity to SEQ ID NO: 4. In some cases, the THBS2 comprises apolypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology or identity to aminoacids 19-1172 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In some cases, the THBS2 is expressed ina mouse myeloma cell line.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises THBS4. In some cases, theTHBS4 comprises a polypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology oridentity to SEQ ID NO: 8. In some cases, the THBS4 comprises apolypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology or identity to aminoacids 27-961 of SEQ ID NO: 8. In some cases, the THBS4 is expressed inChinese hamster ovary cell.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises IGF2. In some cases, theIGF2 comprises a polypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology oridentity to SEQ ID NO: 11. In some cases, the IGF2 comprises apolypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology or identity to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO: 11. In some cases, the IGF2 is expressed in abacterial cell. In some embodiments, the bacterial cell is E. coli.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises IL-15. In some cases, theIL-15 comprises a polypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology oridentity to SEQ ID NO: 10. In some cases, the IL-15 comprises apolypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology or identity to aminoacids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO: 10. In some cases, the IL-15 is expressed ina bacterial cell. In some embodiments, the bacterial cell is E. coli.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises THBS1. In some cases, theTHBS1 comprises a polypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology oridentity to SEQ ID NO: 9. In some cases, the THBS1 comprises apolypeptide comprising at least about 90% homology or identity to aminoacids 19-1170 of SEQ ID NO: 9. In some cases, the THBS1 is expressed ina mouse myeloma cell line.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises IL-15, and thecomposition further comprises THBS2. In some embodiments, thepolypeptide comprises IL-15, and the composition further comprisesTHBS4. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises THBS4, and thecomposition further comprises THBS2. In some embodiments, thepolypeptide comprises IL-15, and the composition further comprises THBS2and THBS4.

In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises IGF2, and the compositionfurther comprises THBS2. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprisesIGF2, and the composition further comprises THBS4. In some embodiments,the polypeptide comprises THBS4, and the composition further comprisesTHBS2. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises IGF2, and thecomposition further comprises THBS2 and THBS4.

Schedules Routes of Administration and Amounts

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptides can beadministered by any suitable route such as, for example, subcutaneous,intravenous, or intramuscular. In certain embodiments, theheparin-associated polypeptides are administered on a suitable dosageschedule, for example, weekly, twice weekly, monthly, twice monthly,once every three weeks, or once every four weeks. The heparin-associatedpolypeptides can be administered in any therapeutically effectiveamount. In certain embodiments, the therapeutically acceptable amount isabout 0.001 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg. In certain embodiments, thetherapeutically acceptable amount is about 0.001 mg/kg to about 0.002mg/kg, about 0.001 mg/kg to about 0.005 mg/kg, about 0.001 mg/kg toabout 0.01 mg/kg, about 0.001 mg/kg to about 0.02 mg/kg, about 0.001mg/kg to about 0.05 mg/kg, about 0.001 mg/kg to about 0.1 mg/kg, about0.001 mg/kg to about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.001 mg/kg to about 0.5 mg/kg,about 0.001 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kg to about 0.005mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kg to about 0.01 mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kg to about0.02 mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kg to about 0.05 mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kg toabout 0.1 mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kg to about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kgto about 0.5 mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg, about 0.005mg/kg to about 0.01 mg/kg, about 0.005 mg/kg to about 0.02 mg/kg, about0.005 mg/kg to about 0.05 mg/kg, about 0.005 mg/kg to about 0.1 mg/kg,about 0.005 mg/kg to about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.005 mg/kg to about 0.5mg/kg, about 0.005 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg to about0.02 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg to about 0.05 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg toabout 0.1 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg to about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kgto about 0.5 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg, about 0.02 mg/kgto about 0.05 mg/kg, about 0.02 mg/kg to about 0.1 mg/kg, about 0.02mg/kg to about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.02 mg/kg to about 0.5 mg/kg, about0.02 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg, about 0.05 mg/kg to about 0.1 mg/kg, about0.05 mg/kg to about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.05 mg/kg to about 0.5 mg/kg,about 0.05 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 0.2 mg/kg,about 0.1 mg/kg to about 0.5 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg,about 0.2 mg/kg to about 0.5 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg, orabout 0.5 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg. In certain embodiments, thetherapeutically acceptable amount is about 0.001 mg/kg, about 0.002mg/kg, about 0.005 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg, about 0.02 mg/kg, about 0.05mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg, or about 1mg/kg. In certain embodiments, the therapeutically acceptable amount isat least about 0.001 mg/kg, about 0.002 mg/kg, about 0.005 mg/kg, about0.01 mg/kg, about 0.02 mg/kg, about 0.05 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg, about0.2 mg/kg, or about 0.5 mg/kg. In certain embodiments, thetherapeutically acceptable amount is at most about 0.002 mg/kg, about0.005 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg, about 0.02 mg/kg, about 0.05 mg/kg, about0.1 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg, or about 1 mg/kg. Incertain embodiments, the therapeutically acceptable amount is about 0.1mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg. In certain embodiments, the therapeuticallyacceptable amount is about 0.1 mg/kg to about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kgto about 0.5 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 1 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg toabout 2 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg toabout 10 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg toabout 50 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg to about 0.5 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg toabout 1 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg to about 2 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg toabout 5 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg toabout 20 mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg toabout 1 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg to about 2 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg toabout 5 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg toabout 20 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, about 1 mg/kg toabout 2 mg/kg, about 1 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg, about 1 mg/kg to about 10mg/kg, about 1 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg, about 1 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg,about 2 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg, about 2 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg, about 2mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg, about 2 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, about 5 mg/kgto about 10 mg/kg, about 5 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg, about 5 mg/kg toabout 50 mg/kg, about 10 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg, about 10 mg/kg toabout 50 mg/kg, or about 20 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg. In certainembodiments, the therapeutically acceptable amount is about 0.1 mg/kg,about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg, about 1 mg/kg, about 2 mg/kg, about 5mg/kg, about 10 mg/kg, about 20 mg/kg, or about 50 mg/kg. In certainembodiments, the therapeutically acceptable amount is at least about 0.1mg/kg, about 0.2 mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg, about 1 mg/kg, about 2 mg/kg,about 5 mg/kg, about 10 mg/kg, or about 20 mg/kg. In certainembodiments, the therapeutically acceptable amount is at most about 0.2mg/kg, about 0.5 mg/kg, about 1 mg/kg, about 2 mg/kg, about 5 mg/kg,about 10 mg/kg, about 20 mg/kg, or about 50 mg/kg.

Nucleic Acids

TABLE 3 Nucleic acid sequences. Protein Name Size (AA) UniProtKB Proteinaccession # mRNA accession # Gene ID SEQ ID FGF17 216 O60258.1NP_003858.1 NM_003867.4 8822 45 THBS1 1170 P07996.2 NP_003237.2NM_003246.4 7057 46 THBS2 1172 P35442.2 NP_003238.2 NM_003247.3 7058 47THBS4 961 P35443.2 NP_003239.2 NM_003248.6 7060 48 IGF2 180 P01344.1NP_000603.1 NM_000612.6 3481 49 IL15 162 P40933.1 NP_000576.1NM_000585.5 3600 50 IGFBP7 282 Q16270.1 NP_001544.1 NM_001553.3 3490 51VTN 478 P04004 NP_000629.3 NM_000638.4 7448 52 POSTN 836 Q15063.2NP_006466.2 NM_006475.3 10631 53 PDGFRL 375 Q15198.1 NP_006198.1NM_006207.2 5157 54 ANOS1 3730 P23352 NP_000207.2 NM_000216.4 3730 57

In certain embodiments, described herein, are nucleic acids that encodethe heparin-associated polypeptides described herein. In certainembodiments, the nucleic acids are exogenous. In certain embodiments,the nucleic acid is a plasmid. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acidis a viral vector. In certain embodiments, the viral vector is anadenovirus, lentivirus, retrovirus, adeno-associated virus, or vacciniavirus. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises RNA. Incertain embodiments, the nucleic acid encodes any of the polypeptideslisted in Table 1 or Table 2, or VTN, STC2, AGRN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2,FST, THBS1, IL-15, IGF2, or THBS4. In certain embodiments, the nucleicacid encodes any one or more polypeptide embodiments described herein.Nucleic acids according to this description can comprise additionalnucleic acid sequences sufficient to propagate the vector or express apolypeptide encoded by the vector. In certain embodiments, the nucleicacid comprises a universal promoter, such as the CMV promoter, or aninducible promoter system such as a TET_(ON), TET_(OFF) or GAL4. Incertain embodiments, the nucleic acid is expressed via a tissue specificpromoter or one compatible with a eukaryotic or prokaryotic cellularexpression system. The nucleic acid can further comprise a sequenceencoding a suitable purification tag (e.g., HIS-tag, V5, FLAG, MYC).

Production of Heparin-Associated or Heparin-Binding Polypeptides

Once a polypeptide is determined as a heparin-associated orheparin-binding polypeptide it can be purified or synthesized in anysuitable manner. A nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide can be clonedinto a suitable vector and expressed in a suitable cellular system. Incertain embodiments, the cellular system is a prokaryotic cell system.In certain embodiments, the cellular system is a eukaryotic cell system.In certain embodiments, the cellular system is a mammalian cell system.The supernatants from such an expression system can be subjected to oneor more purification steps involving centrifugation,ultracentrifugation, filtration, diafiltration, tangential-flowfiltration, dialysis, chromatography (e.g., cation exchange, ionexchange, hydrophobic interaction, reverse phase, affinity, or sizeexclusion). The polypeptides can be purified to an extent suitable forhuman administration. Additionally, polypeptides can be synthesized forinclusion in a formulation to be administered to a human subject. Incertain embodiments, the polypeptides can be produced by a suitablepeptide synthesis method, such as solid-phase synthesis.

Master Cell Bank and Transgenic Cells

In a certain embodiment, described herein is a master cell bankcomprising a cell that comprises a nucleic acid encoding one or moreheparin-associated polypeptides integrated into its genome creating atransgenic cell-line. In some embodiments, the master cell bankcomprises a plurality of cells that each comprise a nucleic acidencoding a heparin-associated polypeptide. In certain embodiments, thenucleic acid is maintained extrachromosomally on a plasmid or yeastartificial chromosome. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid isintegrated into a chromosomal location. In certain embodiments, the cellis a yeast cell. In certain embodiments, the yeast is Pichia pastoris orSaccharomyces cerevisiae. In certain embodiments, the cell is amammalian cell. In certain embodiments, the mammalian cell is a 293Tcell or derivative thereof (e.g., 293T-Rex). In certain embodiments, thecell is a bacterial cell.

In certain embodiments, the transgenic mammalian, yeast, or bacterialcell is a master cell bank that comprises a cryopreservative suitablefor freezing to at least about −80° or below. In certain embodiments,the master cell bank comprises glycerol at between about 10 and about30%, and is suitable for long-term storage at about −80° or below. Incertain embodiments, the master cell bank can preserve a transgenicmammalian, yeast, or bacterial strain for at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 or more years.

Pharmaceutically Acceptable Excipients, Carriers, and Diluents

The heparin-associated polypeptide(s) described herein can beadministered in a pharmaceutical composition that comprises one or morepharmaceutically acceptable excipients, carriers, or diluents. The exactcomponents can differ based upon the preferred route of administration.The excipients used in a pharmaceutical composition can provideadditional function to the polypeptide by making the polypeptidesuitable for a particular route of administration (e.g., intravenous,topical, subcutaneous, or intramuscular), increasing polypeptidestability, increasing penetration of a desired tissue (e.g., muscle orskin), increasing residence time at particular site, increasingsolubility, enhancing the efficacy of the polypeptide, and/or reducinginflammatory reactions coincident with administration.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide(s) describedherein are included in a pharmaceutical composition with a solubilizingemulsifying, or dispersing agent. In certain embodiments, thesolubilizing agent can allow high-concentration solutions ofheparin-associated polypeptides that exceed at least about 2 mg/mL, 5mg/mL, 10 mg/mL, 15 mg/mL, or 20 mg/mL. Carbomers in an aqueouspharmaceutical composition serve as emulsifying agents and viscositymodifying agents. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient comprises or consists of a carbomer. In certainembodiments, the carbomer comprises or consists of carbomer 910,carbomer 934, carbomer 934P, carbomer 940, carbomer 941, carbomer 1342,or combinations thereof. Cyclodextrins in an aqueous pharmaceuticalcomposition serve as solubilizing and stabilizing agents. In certainembodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient comprises orconsists of a cyclodextrin. In certain embodiments, the cyclodextrincomprises or consists of alpha cyclodextrin, beta cyclodextrin, gammacyclodextrin, or combinations thereof. Lecithin in a pharmaceuticalcomposition may serve as a solubilizing agent. In certain embodiments,the solubilizing agent comprises or consists of lecithin. Poloxamers ina pharmaceutical composition serve as emulsifying agents, solubilizingagents, and dispersing agents. In certain embodiments, thepharmaceutically acceptable excipient comprises or consists of apoloxamer. In certain embodiments, the poloxamer comprises or consistsof poloxamer 124, poloxamer 188, poloxamer 237, poloxamer 338, poloxamer407, or combinations thereof. Polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid estersin a pharmaceutical composition serve as emulsifying agents,solubilizing agents, surfactants, and dispersing agents. In certainembodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient comprises orconsists of a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester. In certainembodiments, the polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester comprises orconsists of polysorbate 20, polysorbate 21, polysorbate 40, polysorbate60, polysorbate 61, polysorbate 65, polysorbate 80, polysorbate 81,polysorbate 85, polysorbate 120, or combinations thereof.Polyoxyethylene stearates in a pharmaceutical composition serve asemulsifying agents, solubilizing agents, surfactants, and dispersingagents. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient comprises or consists of a polyoxyethylene stearate. Incertain embodiments, the polyoxyethylene stearate comprises or consistsof polyoxyl 2 stearate, polyoxyl 4 stearate, polyoxyl 6 stearate,polyoxyl 8 stearate, polyoxyl 12 stearate, polyoxyl 20 stearate,polyoxyl 30 stearate, polyoxyl 40 stearate, polyoxyl 50 stearate,polyoxyl 100 stearate, polyoxyl 150 stearate, polyoxyl 4 distearate,polyoxyl 8 distearate, polyoxyl 12 distearate, polyoxyl 32 distearate,polyoxyl 150 distearate, or combinations thereof. Sorbitan esters in apharmaceutical composition serve as emulsifying agents, solubilizingagents, and non-ionic surfactants, and dispersing agents. In certainembodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient comprises orconsists of a sorbitan ester. In certain embodiments, the sorbitan estercomprises or consists of sorbitan laurate, sorbitan oleate, sorbitanpalmitate, sorbitan stearate, sorbitan trioleate, sorbitan sesquioleate,or combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, solubility can beachieved with a protein carrier. In certain embodiments the proteincarrier comprises recombinant human albumin.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide(s) of thecurrent disclosure are formulated to increase stability. Polypeptides inaqueous formulations may require stabilization to prevent degradation.In certain embodiments, the stabilizer comprises pH buffers, salts,amino acids, polyols/disaccharides/polysaccharides, liposomes,surfactants, antioxidants, reducing agents, or chelating agents. Incertain embodiments, the stabilizer comprises or consists of apolyol/non-reducing sugar. In certain embodiments, the non-reducingsugar comprises or consists of sucrose, mannitol, trehalose, raffinose,stachyose, xylitol, starch, verbascose, or combinations thereof.Polypeptides can be encapsulated in liposomes to increase stability. Incertain embodiments, the stabilizer comprises or consists of liposomes.In certain embodiments, the liposomes comprise or consists ofipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes,phosphatidylcholine:cholesterol (PC:Chol) (70:30) liposomes, ordipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine:dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine (DPPC:DPPS)liposomes (70:30). Non-ionic surfactants can increase the stability of apolypeptide. In certain embodiments, the stabilizer comprises orconsists of a non-ionic surfactant. In certain embodiments, thenon-ionic surfactant comprises or consists of polysorbates (e.g., polysorbate 80, poly sorbate 20), alkylsaccharides alkyl ethers and alkylglyceryl ethers, polyoxyethelene (4) lauryl ether; polyoxyethylene cetylethers, polyoxyethylene stearyl ethers, sorbitan fatty acid esters,polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, or combinations thereof. In certainembodiments, the polypeptide is formulated with a protein surfactant,such as recombinant human serum albumin as a stabilizer. Antioxidants orreducing agents can increase the stability of a polypeptide. In certainembodiments, the stabilizer comprises or consists of an antioxidant orreducing agent. In certain embodiments, the reducing agent comprises orconsists of dithiothreitol, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid,2-Mercaptoethanol, Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride,Tris(hydroxypropyl)phosphine, or combinations thereof. In certainembodiments, the antioxidant comprises or consists of methionine,ascorbic acid, citric acid, alpha tocopherol, sodium bisulfite, ascorbylpalmitate, erythorbic acid, or combinations thereof. Chelating agentscan stabilize polypeptides by reducing the activity of proteases. Incertain embodiments, the stabilizer comprises or consists of a chelatingagent. In certain embodiments, the chelating agent comprises or consistsof ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), ethyleneglycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid (EGTA), metalcomplexes (e.g. Zn-protein complexes), or combinations thereof. Bufferagents can stabilize polypeptides by reducing the acid hydrolysis ofpolypeptides. In certain embodiments, the stabilizer comprises orconsists of a buffer agent. In certain embodiments, the buffer agentcomprises or consists sucrose octa-sulfate, ammonium carbonate, ammoniumphosphate, boric acid, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, lactic acid,3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid (MOPS),2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (MES), hydroxymethylaminomethane(Tris), calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or combinations thereof.

The heparin-associated polypeptide(s) also may be entrapped in orassociated with microcapsules prepared, for example, by coacervationtechniques or by interfacial polymerization (for example,hydroxymethylcellulose or gelatin-microcapsules andpoly-(methylmethacylate) microcapsules, respectively), in colloidaldelivery systems (for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres,microemulsions, nano-particles and nanocapsules), or in macroemulsions.Such techniques are disclosed in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences,16th edition, Oslo, A., Ed., (1980).

The heparin-associated polypeptide(s) of the current disclosure may beformulated or delivered with an anti-inflammatory agent. In certainembodiments, the anti-inflammatory agent comprises or consists of acorticosteroid. In certain embodiments, the corticosteroid comprises orconsists of hydrocortisone, cortisone, ethamethasoneb (Celestone),prednisone (Prednisone Intensol), prednisolone (Orapred, Prelone),triamcinolone (Aristospan Intra-Articular, Aristospan Intralesional,Kenalog), methylprednisolone (Medrol, Depo-Medrol, Solu-Medrol), ordexamethasone (Dexamethasone Intensol). In certain embodiments, theanti-inflammatory comprises or consists of a non-steroidalanti-inflammatory (NSAID). In certain embodiments, the NSAID comprisesor consists of aspirin, celecoxib, diclofenac, diflunisal, etodolac,ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, ketorolac, nabumetone, naproxen,oxaprozin, piroxicam, salsalate, sulindac, or tolmetin.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide(s) of thecurrent disclosure are included in a pharmaceutical composition suitablefor intravenous administration comprising one or more pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipients, carriers, and diluents. In certain embodiments,the polypeptides of the current disclosure are administered suspended ina sterile solution. In certain embodiments, the solution is one commonlyused for administration of biological formulations, and comprises, forexample, about 0.9% NaCl or about 5% dextrose. In certain embodiments,the solution further comprises one or more of: buffers, for example,acetate, citrate, histidine, succinate, phosphate, potassium phosphate,bicarbonate and hydroxymethylaminomethane (Tris); surfactants, forexample, polysorbate 80 (Tween 80), polysorbate 20 (Tween 20), andpoloxamer 188; polyol/disaccharide/polysaccharides, for example,glucose, dextrose, mannose, mannitol, sorbitol, sucrose, trehalose, anddextran 40; amino acids, for example, glycine, histidine, leucine, orarginine; antioxidants, for example, ascorbic acid, methionine; orchelating agents, for example, EDTA, or EGTA.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide(s) of thecurrent disclosure are included in a pharmaceutical composition suitablefor intramuscular or subcutaneous administration comprising one or morepharmaceutically acceptable excipients, carriers, and diluents.Formulations suitable for intramuscular or subcutaneous injection caninclude physiologically acceptable sterile aqueous or non-aqueoussolutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions, and sterile powdersfor reconstitution into sterile injectable solutions or dispersions.Examples of suitable aqueous and non-aqueous carriers, diluents,solvents, or vehicles include ethanol, polyols (inositol,propyleneglycol, polyethylene-glycol, glycerol, cremophor and the like)and suitable mixtures thereof, vegetable oils (such as olive oil) andinjectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate. Proper fluidity ismaintained, for example, by the use of a coating such as lecithin, bythe maintenance of the required particle size in the case ofdispersions, and by the use of surfactants. Formulations suitable forsubcutaneous injection also contain optional additives such aspreserving, wetting, emulsifying, and dispensing agents.

In certain embodiments, the heparin-associated polypeptide(s) of thecurrent disclosure are formulated for topical administration as a cream,gel, paste, ointment, or emulsion. Excipients in a cream, gel, paste,ointment, or emulsion can comprise gelatin, casein, lecithin, gumacacia, cholesterol, tragacanth, stearic acid, benzalkonium chloride,calcium stearate, glyceryl monostearate, cetostearyl alcohol,cetomacrogol emulsifying wax, sorbitan esters, polyoxyethylene alkylethers, polyoxyethylene castor oil derivatives, polyoxyethylene sorbitanfatty acid esters, polyethylene glycols, polyoxyethylene stearates,colloidol silicon dioxide, phosphates, sodium dodecyl sulfate,carboxymethylcellulose calcium, carboxymethylcellulose sodium,methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose,hydroxypropylmethycellulose phthalate, noncrystalline cellulose,magnesium aluminum silicate, triethanolamine, polyvinyl alcohol,polyvinylpyrrolidone, sugars, and starches.

The excipient used with the heparin-associated polypeptide(s) describedherein will allow for storage, formulation, or administration of highlyconcentrated formulations. In certain embodiments, a highly concentratedheparin-associated polypeptide(s) comprises at least about 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 20, 25, 40, 45, 50 or more milligrams permilliliter.

In certain embodiments, the polypeptides of the current disclosure areshipped/stored lyophilized and reconstituted before administration. Incertain embodiments, lyophilized heparin-associated polypeptideformulations comprise a bulking agent such as, mannitol, sorbitol,sucrose, trehalose, and dextran 40. The lyophilized formulation can becontained in a vial comprised of glass. The heparin-associatedpolypeptides when formulated, whether reconstituted or not, can bebuffered at a certain pH, generally less than 7.0. In certainembodiments, the pH can be between 4.5 and 6.5, 4.5 and 6.0, 4.5 and5.5, 4.5 and 5.0, or 5.0 and 6.0.

Further Embodiments

1. A composition comprising a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide, wherein the polypeptide is a heparin-associated polypeptidesecreted from a stem cell or a transformed cell line, wherein theheparin-associated polypeptide possesses mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting activity. 2. The composition of embodiment 1, comprising aplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides. 3. Thecomposition of embodiment 2, wherein the plurality comprises three,four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides. 4. The composition of embodiment 1 to 3, whereinthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides are isolated andpurified. 5. The composition of embodiment 1 to 3, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides are recombinantly produced. 6. Thecomposition of embodiment 1 to 3, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are secreted from a stem cell. 7. The composition ofembodiment 1 to 3, wherein the stem cell is a pluripotent stem cell. 8.The composition of embodiment 1 to 3, wherein the stem cell is aninduced pluripotent stem cell. 9. The composition of embodiment 1 to 3,wherein the mitogenic activity comprises the ability to increaseproliferation in a somatic cell or increase the ability of anotherheparin-associated polypeptide to increase proliferation in a somaticcell. 10. The composition of embodiment 1 to 3, wherein the fusionpromoting activity comprises the ability to increase fusion of aplurality of somatic cells or increase the ability of anotherheparin-associated polypeptide to increase fusion in a plurality ofsomatic cells. 11. The composition of embodiment 10, wherein the somaticcell is a muscle, muscle progenitor cell, tenocyte, or tenocyteprecursor. 12. The composition of embodiment 11, wherein the somaticcell is a mammalian cell. 13. The composition of embodiment 11, whereinthe somatic cell is a human cell. 14. The composition of any one ofembodiments 1 to 13, wherein any one of the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are produced in a heterologous cellular production system.15. The composition of any one of embodiments 1 to 13, wherein any oneof the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides or plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides are syntheticallyproduced. 16. The composition of any one of embodiments 1 to 15, whereinthe mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprise one or moremodifications to improve activity, stability, or increase polypeptideyield from a heterologous cellular production system. 17. Thecomposition of embodiment 16, wherein the modification is an alterationof one or more amino acids in the polypeptide sequence of the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide compared to the wildtype polypeptidesequence of the mitogenic polypeptide. 18. A nucleic acid encoding atleast one mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide of any one ofembodiments 1 to 17. 19. A cell line comprising the nucleic acid ofembodiment 18. 20. The cell line of embodiment 19, wherein the cell lineis a eukaryotic cell line. 21. The composition comprising the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides of any one of embodiments 1 to 17, and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. 22. Thecomposition of any one of embodiments 1 to 17 or 21, formulated ininjectable form. 23. Use of the composition of any one of embodiments 1to 17, 21, or 22 in a method of treating an aging disorder, a musclewasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connective tissue.24. The use of embodiment 23, wherein the aging disorder is sarcopenia.25. The use of embodiment 23, wherein the muscle wasting disorder is amuscular dystrophy. 26. A method of treating an individual with agingdisorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to aconnective tissue comprising administering to the individual thecomposition of any one of embodiments 1 to 17, 21, or 22. 27. The methodof embodiment 26, wherein the muscle wasting disorder is sarcopenia. 28.The method of embodiment 26, wherein the aging disorder is a musculardystrophy. 29. A method of producing a composition suitable for thetreatment of an aging disorder comprising admixing a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent with the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides of any one of embodiments 1 to 17. 30. A methodof producing a mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisingculturing the cell line of embodiment 19 under conditions sufficient toproduce the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide.

31. A composition comprising a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptideis identified by: a) identifying at least one polypeptide in a mixtureof a plurality of polypeptides secreted from a stem cell or atransformed cell line that binds heparin; and b) determining themitogenic and/or fusion promoting activity of the at least onepolypeptide for a somatic cell, wherein the at least one polypeptide isidentified as a mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide if the atleast one polypeptide exhibits mitogenic and/or fusion promotingactivity. 32. The composition of embodiment 31, wherein the compositioncomprises a mixture of a plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides. 33. The composition of embodiment 32, wherein theplurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprisesthree, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more polypeptides.34. The composition of any one of embodiments 31 to 33, wherein themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides are isolated and purified. 35. Thecomposition of any one of embodiments 31 to 33, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides are recombinantly produced. 36. Thecomposition of any one of embodiments 31 to 33, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides are secreted from a stem cell. 37. Thecomposition of any one of embodiments 31 to 33, wherein the stem cell isa pluripotent stem cell. 38. The composition of any one of embodiments31 to 33, wherein the stem cell is an induced pluripotent stem cell. 39.The composition of any one of embodiments 31 to 33, wherein themitogenic activity comprises the ability to increase proliferation in asomatic cell or increase the ability of another heparin-associatedpolypeptide to increase proliferation in a somatic cell. 40. Thecomposition of any one of embodiments 31 to 33, wherein the fusionpromoting activity comprises the ability to increase fusion of aplurality of somatic cells or increase the ability of anotherheparin-associated polypeptide to increase fusion in a plurality ofsomatic cells. 41. The composition of embodiment 40, wherein the somaticcell is a muscle, muscle progenitor cell, tenocyte, or tenocyteprecursor. 42. The composition of embodiment 41, wherein the somaticcell is a mammalian cell. 43. The composition of embodiment 41, whereinthe somatic cell is a human cell. 44. The composition of any one ofembodiments 31 to 43, wherein any one of the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are produced in a heterologous cellular production system.45. The composition of any one of embodiments 31 to 43, wherein any oneof the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides or plurality ofmitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides are syntheticallyproduced. 46. The composition of any one of embodiments 31 to 43,wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or pluralityof mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides comprise one or moremodifications to improve activity, stability, or increase polypeptideyield from a heterologous cellular production system. 47. Thecomposition of embodiment 46, wherein the modification is an alterationof one or more amino acids in the polypeptide sequence of the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide compared to the wildtype polypeptidesequence of the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide. 48. Anucleic acid encoding at least one mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide of any one of embodiments 31 to 47. 49. A cell linecomprising the nucleic acid of embodiment 48. 50. The cell line ofembodiment 49, wherein the cell line is a eukaryotic cell line. 51. Thecomposition comprising the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptideor plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides of anyone of embodiments 31 to 47, and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, carrier, or diluent. 52. The composition of any one ofembodiments 31 to 47 or 51, formulated in injectable form. 53. Use ofthe composition of any one of embodiments 31 to 47, 51, or 52 in amethod of treating an aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, amuscle injury, or an injury to a connective tissue. 54. The use ofembodiment 53, wherein the aging disorder is sarcopenia. 55. The use ofembodiment 53, wherein the muscle wasting disorder is musculardystrophy. 56. A method of treating an individual with an agingdisorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to aconnective tissue comprising administering to the individual thecomposition of any one of embodiments 31 to 47, 51, or 52. 57. Themethod of embodiment 56, wherein the aging disorder is sarcopenia. 58.The method of embodiment 56, wherein the muscle wasting disorder is amuscular dystrophy. 59. A method of producing a composition suitable forthe treatment of an aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscleinjury, or an injury to a connective tissue comprising admixing apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent with themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides of any one of embodiments 31 to 47.60. A method of producing a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprising culturing the cell line of embodiment 59 underconditions sufficient to produce the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide.

61. A composition comprising a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidecomprises a protein listed in Table 2, and combinations thereof. 62. Thecomposition of embodiment 61, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide comprises VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, or THBS4. 63.The composition of embodiment 61, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide comprises VTN. 64. The composition of embodiment61, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesPOSTN. 65. The composition of embodiment 61, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises FGF17. 66. The compositionof embodiment 61, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprises THBS2. 67. The composition of embodiment 61,wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisesTHBS4. 68. The composition of any one of embodiments 61 to 67, whereinthe composition comprises a mixture of a plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides. 69. The composition of embodiment 68,wherein the plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidescomprises three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or moremitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptides. 70. The composition ofany one of embodiments 61 to 69, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are isolated and purified. 71. The composition of any oneof embodiments 61 to 69, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are recombinantly produced. 72. The composition of any oneof embodiments 61 to 69, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are secreted from a stem cell. 73. The composition of anyone of embodiments 61 to 69, wherein the stem cell is a pluripotent stemcell. 74. The composition of any one of embodiments 61 to 69, whereinthe stem cell is an induced pluripotent stem cell. 75. The compositionof any one of embodiments 61 to 69, wherein the mitogenic activitycomprises the ability to increase proliferation in a somatic cell orincrease the ability of another heparin-associated polypeptide toincrease proliferation in a somatic cell. 76. The composition of any oneof embodiments 61 to 69, wherein the fusion promoting activity comprisesthe ability to increase fusion of a plurality of somatic cells orincrease the ability of another heparin-associated polypeptide toincrease fusion in a plurality of somatic cells. 77. The composition ofembodiment 76, wherein the somatic cell is a muscle, muscle progenitorcell, tenocyte, or tenocyte precursor. 78. The composition of embodiment77, wherein the somatic cell is a mammalian cell. 79. The composition ofembodiment 77, wherein the somatic cell is a human cell. 80. Thecomposition of any one of embodiments 61 to 79, wherein any one of themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides are produced in a heterologouscellular production system. 81. The composition of any one ofembodiments 61 to 79, wherein any one of the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are synthetically produced. 82. The composition of any oneof embodiments 61 to 79, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprise one or more modifications to improve activity,stability, or increase polypeptide yield from a heterologous cellularproduction system. 83. The composition of embodiment 82, wherein themodification is an alteration of one or more amino acids in thepolypeptide sequence of the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide compared to the wildtype polypeptide sequence of themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide. 84. A nucleic acidencoding at least one mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide ofany one of embodiments 61 to 83. 85. A cell line comprising the nucleicacid of embodiment 84. 86. The cell line of embodiment 85, wherein thecell line is a eukaryotic cell line. 87. The composition comprising themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides of any one of embodiments 61 to 83,and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent. 88.The composition of any one of embodiments 61 to 83, formulated ininjectable form. 89. Use of the composition of any one of embodiments 61to 83 in a method of treating an aging disorder, a muscle wastingdisorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connective tissue. 90. Theuse of embodiment 89, wherein the aging disorder is sarcopenia. 91. Theuse of embodiment 89, wherein the muscle wasting disorder is musculardystrophy. 92. A method of treating an individual with an agingdisorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to aconnective tissue comprising administering to the individual thecomposition of any one of embodiments 61 to 83. 93. The method ofembodiment 92, wherein the aging disorder is sarcopenia. 94. The methodof embodiment 92, wherein the muscle wasting disorder is a musculardystrophy. 95. A method of producing a composition suitable for thetreatment of an aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscleinjury, or an injury to a connective tissue comprising admixing apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent with themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides of any one of embodiments 61 to 83.96. A method of producing a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide comprising culturing the cell line of embodiment 95 underconditions sufficient to produce the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide.

97. A composition comprising a mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidecomprises VTN, POSTN, FGF17, THBS2, or THBS4. 98. The composition ofembodiment 97, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidecomprises VTN. 99. The composition of embodiment 97, wherein themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises POSTN. 100. Thecomposition of embodiment 97, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide comprises FGF17. 101. The composition ofembodiment 97, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptidecomprises THBS2. 102. The composition of embodiment 97, wherein themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises THBS4. 103. Thecomposition of any one of embodiments 97 to 102, wherein the compositioncomprises a mixture of a plurality of different mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides. 104. The composition of embodiment 103, whereinthe plurality of different mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprise three, four, or five different mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides. 105. The composition of any one ofembodiments 97 to 104, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are isolated and purified. 106. The composition of any oneof embodiments 97 to 105, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are recombinantly or synthetically produced. 107. Thecomposition of any one of embodiments 97 to 105, wherein the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides are secreted from a stem cell. 108. Thecomposition embodiment 107, wherein the stem cell is a pluripotent stemcell. 109. The composition of embodiment 108, wherein the stem cell isan induced pluripotent stem cell. 110. The composition of any one ofembodiments 97 to 109, wherein the mitogenic activity comprises theability to increase proliferation in a somatic cell or increase theability of another heparin-associated polypeptide to increaseproliferation in a somatic cell. 111. The composition of any one ofembodiments 97 to 109, wherein the fusion promoting activity comprisesthe ability to increase fusion of a plurality of somatic cells orincrease the ability of another heparin-associated polypeptide toincrease fusion in a plurality of somatic cells. 112. The composition ofembodiment 111, wherein the muscle cell precursor is a myoblast. 113.The composition of embodiment 112, wherein the somatic cell is amammalian cell. 114. The composition of embodiment 112, wherein thesomatic cell is a human cell. 115. The composition of any one ofembodiments 97 to 114, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides comprise one or more modifications to improve activity,stability, or increase polypeptide yield from a heterologous cellularproduction system. 116. The composition of embodiment 115, wherein themodification is an alteration of one or more amino acids in thepolypeptide sequence of the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide compared to the wildtype polypeptide sequence of themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide. 117. The composition ofembodiment 115, wherein the modification is a fusion of a mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide to a non-mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptide. 118. The composition of embodiment 117, whereinthe non-mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprises animmunoglobulin Fc region or serum albumin. 119. The composition ofembodiment 117 or 108, wherein the non-mitogenic or fusion promotingpolypeptide is a human polypeptide. 120. The composition of any one ofembodiments 97 to 114, wherein the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides are concatemerized. 121. The composition of embodiment 120,wherein the concatemerized polypeptides are separated by a polypeptidelinker. 122. The composition of embodiment 120 or 121, wherein theconcatemerized polypeptides are the same polypeptide. 123. Thecomposition of embodiment 120 or 121, wherein the concatemerizedpolypeptides are different polypeptides. 124. The composition ofembodiment 120 or 123, wherein the concatemerized polypeptides arecovalently concatemerized through a non-peptide linkage. 125. Thecomposition of embodiment 120 or 123, wherein the concatemerizedpolypeptides are non-covalently concatemerized. 126. A nucleic acidencoding a mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide of any one ofembodiments 97 to 125. 127. A cell line comprising the nucleic acid ofembodiment 126. 128. The cell line of embodiment 127, wherein the cellline is a eukaryotic cell line. 129. The composition comprising themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides of any one of embodiments 97 to125, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent.130. The composition comprising the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides of embodiment 129, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, carrier, or diluent increases the function of the mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptides. 131. The composition comprising themitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenicand/or fusion promoting polypeptides of embodiment 130, wherein thefunction comprises increasing proliferation in a muscle cell precursor,increasing stability of the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides, or increasing bioavailability of the mitogenic and/orfusion promoting polypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusionpromoting polypeptides. 132. The composition of any one of embodiments97 to 131, formulated for subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, ortopical administration. 133. Use of the composition of any one ofembodiments 97 to 132, in a method of treating an aging disorder, amuscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connectivetissue. 134. The use of embodiment 133, wherein the aging disorder issarcopenia. 135. The use of embodiment 133, wherein the muscle wastingdisorder is a muscular dystrophy. 136. A method of treating anindividual with an aging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscleinjury, or an injury to a connective tissue comprising administering tothe individual the composition of any one of embodiments 97 to 132. 137.A method of increasing proliferation of a muscle cell precursor orconnective tissue cell precursor in an individual comprisingadministering to the individual the composition of any one ofembodiments 97 to 132. 138. The method of embodiment 137, wherein theindividual is afflicted with or suspected of being afflicted with anaging disorder, a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injuryto a connective tissue. 139. The method of embodiment 138, wherein theaging disorder is sarcopenia. 140. The method of embodiment 138, whereinthe muscle wasting disorder is a muscular dystrophy. 141. A method ofproducing a composition suitable for the treatment of an aging disorder,a muscle wasting disorder, a muscle injury, or an injury to a connectivetissue comprising admixing a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient,carrier, or diluent with the mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptide or plurality of mitogenic and/or fusion promotingpolypeptides of any one of embodiments 97 to 125. 142. A method ofproducing a mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide comprisingculturing the cell line of embodiment 127, under conditions sufficientto produce the mitogenic and/or fusion promoting polypeptide.

EXAMPLES

The following illustrative examples are representative of embodiments ofthe compositions and methods described herein and are not meant to belimiting in any way.

Example 1—Isolation of Heparin-Associated Polypeptides

hESC Secretome Collection (Differentiated Vs Undifferentiated):

Human embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells (H1, H9, H7 lines, and2 iPSC lines derived from 1 healthy young adult female (18-25 years) and1 aged female (greater than 65 year) donor), were cultured in triplicateon 10 cm plates on diluted Matrigel (1:30), in mTeSR-1 (Stem CellTechnologies), for a total media volume of 10 mL per plate. Anothertriplicate set of hPSCs/iPSCs were cultured on 10 cm plates anddifferentiated after plating in mTeSR-1 by changing the medium toDMEM/F12 with 10% Bovine Growth Serum (Hyclone), and culturing for anadditional 7 days. hPSCs/iPSCs and differentiated hPSCs/iPSCs (6 platesin total) were washed twice with Opti-MEM (Gibco) and then cultured inOpti-MEM for 16 hours. 10 ml media was then collected per plate ashPSCs/iPSCs-secretome or differentiated hPSCs/iPSCs-secretome containingmedia. Media was spun for 5 min at 1000 g and transferred to new tubesto remove cell debris, aliquoted and flash frozen at 2 mL per plate as0.5 mL aliquots and stored at −80 C; remaining 8 mL/plate was usedimmediately for heparin-associated protein purification.

Heparin-Associated Protein Purification

10 mL of Heparin-Agarose Type I Beads (H 6508, Sigma Aldrich) was washedwith molecular grade water and preconditioned in 1 mL OptiMEM asrecommended by manufacturer. 8-9 ml secretome containing media wasincubated with 1 ml Heparin-Agarose Beads for 2 hours shaking at 4° C.to allow binding. Remaining heparin-depleted hPSCs/iPSCs-conditionedmedium or differentiated hPSCs/iPSCs-conditioned medium was aliquoted in15 mL tubes, flash frozen and stored at −80 C to serve as negativecontrols for efficacy testing. Protein bound heparin beads were washedtwice via a 10 minute incubation at 4° C. in 1 mL sterile PBS+0.05%Tween. Proteins were eluted twice for 15 minutes at 4° C. in 400 μl ofelution buffer A (Eluted-A) (0.01M HEPES pH 7.5+1.5M NaCl+0.1% BSA) per10 cm plate for the first two plates, or elution buffer B (Eluted-B)lacking BSA (0.01M HEPES pH 7.5+1.5M NaCl)^(**) for the 3rd 10 cm plate,to collect proteins in a total of 800 μl of elute per original plate.The proteins were desalted by diffusion dialysis (3500 MWCO) (by a 2hour dialysis shaking at 4 C in 500 ml McCoy's 5A Medium or similartissue culture medium (Gibco) followed by overnight (not more than 16hours) dialysis shaking at 4 C in 200 ml OptiMEM (Gibco). The collectedeluate was aliquoted in appropriately capped tubes, flash frozen andstored at −80 C.

Secretome Heparin-Associated Fraction Validation Assays:

BCA assay (Pierce) was performed for total protein yield in the eluateusing 2 ul per sample in triplicate according to manufacturer'sinstructions from each Elution A sample and Elution B.

SDS-PAGE Silver Stain/SDS-PAGE Coomassie was performed for proteinintegrity and rough MW analysis (loading <5-10 ug per lane for eachsample).

Mouse Myoblast Proliferation Assay

Reduced regeneration from an individual's tissue progenitor cells is ahallmark of aging, therefore assays that measure mitogenic capacity intissue progenitor cells serve as a read-out for potential success of anygiven heparin-associated polypeptide as a regenerative factor. Measuringthe increased proliferation rate of treated mouse or human muscleprogenitor cells will provide good basis for potentially therapeuticregenerative factors for treating individuals who have suffered illness,injury, or who possess genetic or developmental defects leading topremature tissue loss, wasting, or weakening. As a control, the assaywill also be performed on proteins purified from differentiated cells,which result in no in myoblast proliferation, cultured in mediumconditioned by differentiated cells, or purified heparin-associatedfractions.

Mouse muscle progenitor cells (early passage myoblasts) were culturedand expanded in mouse growth medium: Ham's F-10 (Gibco), 20% BovineGrowth Serum (Hyclone), 5 ng/mL FGF2 and 1% penicillin-streptomycin onMatrigel coated plates (1:300 matrigel: PBS), at 37° C. and 5% CO2. Forexperimental conditions, cells were plated at 40,000 cells/well onMatrigel coated 8-well chamber slides in 250-500 uL medium per well(1:100 matrigel: PBS) in mouse fusion medium: DMEM (Gibco)+2% horseserum (Hyclone). One hour after plating, mouse myoblasts were treatedwith 50% respective medias:

TABLE 4 8-well Chamber Slide A: Eluted Heparin-associated Proteins fromH9/H7 hPSCs and 2 iPSC lines-4 slides total, 1 for each cell linetested. 50% FM/ 50% FM/50% 50% FM/50% Fusion Media 50% Eluted-ADifferentiated Differentiated (FM) Heparin-associated hPSC-conditionedhPSC-conditioned (250 uL) proteins OptiMem OptiMem 50% FM (125 ul)/ 50%FM/50% 50% FM/50% 50% FM/ 50% Growth Media hPSC-conditionedHeparin-depleted 50% Eluted-B (125 uL) OptiMEM hESC-conditionedHeparin-associated OptiMEM proteins (no BSA)

TABLE 5 Assay for Eluted heparin-associated proteins purified fromDifferentiated hPSSs/iPSCs (Control). 50% FM/ 50% FM/ 50% FM/50% 50% FM/50% 50% Eluted-A Differentiated 50% Eluted-B OptiMEM Heparin- hPSC-Heparin- associated conditioned associated proteins OptiMem proteins (noBSA)

TABLE 6 8-well Chamber Slide B: Eluted Heparin- associated ProteinSerial Dilution. 50% FM/ 75% FM/ 75% FM/ 50% 25% 12.5% Eluted-A Eluted-AEluted-A Fusion Heparin- Heparin- Heparin- Media (FM) associatedassociated associated (250 uL) protein protein protein 81.25% 84.375%98.44% 75% FM/25% FM/6.25% FM/3.125% FM/1.56% hPSC- Eluted-A Eluted-AEluted-A conditioned Heparin- Heparin- Heparin- OptiMEM associatedassociated associated protein protein proteinMouse Myoblasts were cultured for 24 hours in the above conditions, at37° C. in 10% CO₂ incubator. BrdU (300 μM) in DMSO was added for 2 hoursprior to fixation with cold 70% ethanol and stored at 4° C. untilstaining.Quantifying Regenerative Index

Following permeabilization in PBS+0.25% Triton X-100, antigen retrievalwas performed via a 10 minute 4 N HCl treatment followed by PBS washes.Primary staining was performed overnight at 4° C. in PBS+2% FBS. Primaryantibodies include: a species-specific monoclonal antibody for mouseanti-embryonic Myosin Heavy Chain (eMyHC, hybridoma clone 1.652,Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank) and Rat-anti-BrdU (Abcam Inc.ab6326). Secondary staining with fluorophore-conjugated,species-specific antibodies (Donkey anti-Rat-488, #712-485-150; Donkeyanti-Mouse-488, #715-485-150; all secondary antibodies from JacksonImmunoResearch) was performed for 1 hour at room temperature at a 1:500dilution in PBS +2% FBS. Nuclei are visualized by Hoechst staining. Forcell quantification, 5 images per well were collected at 20× in each ofthe channels as well as DIC to achieve at least 2000 imaged cells percondition. Using the Hoechst stain to tally cell number, the percent ofcells positive for BrdU and eMyHC were tabulated and reported.

Human muscle progenitor cells (myoblasts) were similarly activated toproliferate when conditioned with hPSC-secreted heparin-associatedproteins. Proliferation assays were performed on human myoblasts to testprotein candidate factors for enhanced precursor cell activity in an invitro screening assay. Conditions for culturing human muscle cells wereoptimized to reflect the slower rate of growth and differentiation ofhuman muscle cells, where early passage human myoblasts were culturedfor 72 hours with daily medium changes rather 24 hours, and pulsed for 4hours with BrdU instead of 2 hours.

Example 2—Characterization of the Protein Components of the Heparin BeadBinding hPSC Secretomes

Protein Quantification

The protein concentration in the eluted sample was determined using thebicinchoninic acid (BCA) protein assay (Thermo Fisher Scientific,Waltham, Mass.). The protocol was performed as follows: A volumecontaining 100 ug protein was extracted and disulfide bonds were reducedwith 5 mM tris-(2-carboxyethyl)-phosphine (TCEP), at room temperaturefor 25 min, and alkylated with 10 mM iodoacetamide at room temperaturefor 30 min in the dark). Excess iodoacetamide was quenched with 15 mMdithiothreitol (room temperature, 15 min in the dark). At this point thesample were split, with 20 μg analyzed immediately via SDS-PAGE SilverStain, 20 μg saved for SDS-PAGE Coomassie stained gel band analysis, and60 ug proceeded to in-solution mass spectrometry sample preparation.

Quantify the Size Distribution of Proteins

Silver staining provides a sensitive, rapid, low cost way to survey thecomplexity and general molecular weight distribution of the proteins ina complex mixture. By running a matched sample treated to removeglycans, the presence of this PTM common secreted proteins can bedetermined by the resulting shift in apparent molecular weight.Additional rounds of selective glycosylation reactions can then be runto gain insight into the identity and structure of glycan modificationson proteins of interest. Five micrograms of sample can be removed andtreated with Protein Deglycosylation Mix II (NEB) to remove all N-linkedand simple O-linked glycans as well as some complex O-linked glycans,which can be visualized by molecular weight shifts relative to anuntreated control on a silver stained SDS-PAGE gel.

A 4-12% acrylamide gel (BioRad) in 1×MOPS buffer was loaded gel withsamples (>0.20 ug/lane) and ladder (as per manufacturer's instructions),run at 200V for 45 minutes or until sample front neared the bottom ofthe gel, and incubated in 50% methanol/50% LC grade water >1 hour. Stainsolution was prepared adding a solution of 0.8 g AgNO3 in 4 mL LC gradeH₂O dropwise into a solution of 1 mL 0.36% NaOH+1.4 mL 14.8M ammoniumhydroxide under constant stirring followed by the addition of LC gradewater to a final volume of 100 mL. Gel staining proceeded by incubatinggel in stain solution for 15 minutes, before washing twice with LC gradewater, allowing 5-8 minutes of incubation per wash step. The silverstain was developed by incubation in a solution of 0.25 mL 1% citricacid+25 uL 37% formaldehyde in 50 mL LC grade water for 10-15 minutes inthe dark (or until desired density was achieved). Developer solution wasremoved and the gel washed with LC grade water to slow development foran imaging series, or development was stopped by incubation in asolution of 45% methanol, 10% acetic acid.

In-Solution Mass Spectrometry Sample Preparation

Methanol-chloroform precipitation was performed prior to proteasedigestion (a standard trichloroacetic acid-based precipitation protocolwould be substituted here if protein yield from the heparin bead eluatesare below 25 ug total). In brief, four parts neat methanol was added toeach sample and vortexed, one part chloroform was added to the sampleand vortexed, and three parts water was added to the sample andvortexed. The sample was centrifuged at 4,000 RPM for 15 min at roomtemperature and subsequently washed twice with 100% methanol, prior toair-drying. Samples were resuspended in 50 mM HEPES pH 8.5 and digestedat room temperature for 12 hrs with LysC protease at a 100:1protein-to-protease ratio. Trypsin was then added at a 100:1protein-to-protease ratio and the reaction was incubated 6 hours at 37°C. Peptide concentrations in the digests were measured using theQuantitative Colorometric Peptide assay kit (Pierce). From each samplebug of peptide digestion solution was taken and enzymatic activityquenched with formic acid to a final pH of <2 before de-salting via C-18Stagetips, using a standard formic acid/acetonitrile buffer system.Stagetips were eluted directly into autosampler vials in a buffer of 70%acetonitrile and 1% formic acid, dried in a vacuum concentrator, andstored at −80 C until being resuspended to ˜1 ug/μ1 of Buffer A(typically ˜0.2% formic acid, 5% acetonitrile) for mass spectrometryanalysis.

SDS-PAGE Coomassie and in-Gel Band Mass Spectrometry Sample Preparation

A gel based sample preparation pipeline may be employed if the abundancedistribution of the sample is heavily skewed, or where only a fewspecies of proteins account for a substantial majority of the moleculesin the sample. This size based separation method has been shown toeffectively improve depth of proteomic coverage in biochemicallypurified protein mixtures.

Briefly, the protocol begins by running >20 ug per lane of sample out onan SDS-PAGE as in the Silver Stain method above, staining and destainingby Coomassie as per manufacturer's instructions, excising sections ofthe gel containing potentially interesting proteins, and cutting excisedgel sections into 1 mm×1 mm squares. Ensure gel pieces are at neutral pHby adding 50-100 μl 100 mM Ammonium bicarbonate, let sit for 10 minutesand discard. Wash gel pieces with 100-150 μl 50 mM Ammoniumbicarbonate/50% acetonitrile for 10 minutes, vortexing every 5 minutesto dehydrate. Depending on intensity of stain, repeat step 9 until thegel pieces are clear. Discard solution phase and dry samples in speedvac for 5-10 minutes. To digest proteins add 5 pmol sequencing gradetrypsin (Promega Corp.) in 50 mM Ammonium bicarbonate and 0.02% ProteaseMax to each sample and incubate overnight in 37° C. on a shakingheatblock. Spin down samples at 1000G for 2 minutes, pull off allliquid, and transfer to a glass autosampler vial. Add 40-50 μl 1% formicacid, 66% acetonitrile 33% 100 mM Ammonium bicarbonate and incubate for10 minutes at 37° C. to increase peptide release from gel. Spin at10,000G for 2 minutes to pellet insoluble protein or detergentdegradation production. Extract all solution being sure to avoid pelletareas and combine into autosampler vial. Speed vac total combinedextracts to dryness and store at −80 C until being resuspended to ˜1ug/μ1 of Buffer A (typically ˜0.2% formic acid, 5% acetonitrile) formass spectrometry analysis.

nHPLC-MS2 Instrumentation and Analysis

Two, 3-hr gradients were collected per sample using an Orbitrap Fusioninstrument coupled to a Waters liquid chromatography (LC) pump (ThermoFisher Scientific). Peptides are fractionated on a 100 μm inner diametermicrocapillary column packed with ˜25 cm of Accucore 150 resin (1.2 μm,150 Å, ThermoFisher Scientific). For each analysis, 1 μg per sample wasloaded onto the column. Peptides were separated using a 3 hr gradient of6 to 46% acetonitrile in 0.2% formic acid at a flow rate of ˜400 nL/min.Instrument settings for the Orbitrap fusion were as follows: FTMS1resolution (120,000), ITMS2 isolation window (0.4 m/z), ITMS2 max iontime (120 ms), ITMS2 AGC (2E4), ITMS2 CID energy (35%), dynamicexclusion window (90 sec). A TOP10 method was used where each FTMS1 scanwas used to select up to 10 FTMS2 precursors for interrogation byHCD-MS2 with readout in the orbitrap.

Data Analysis

Resulting mass spectra were searched using commercially availableanalysis software (e.g., Byonic) against a human database publiclyavailable from Uniprot which was concatenated with common contaminantsand reversed sequences of the human and contaminant proteins as decoysfor FDR determination. Searches restricted the precursor ion toleranceto 20 ppm, and product ion tolerance window was set to 0.5 m/z. Searchesallowed up to two missed cleavages, including staticcarbamidomethylation of cysteine residues (+57.021 Da) and variableoxidation of methionine residues (+15.995 Da). Additional variablemodifications may be included, particularly glycosylations, based on theresults of the gel shift assay following de-glycosylation treatment orthe preview search PTM scan. Results were filtered to a 1% FDR at theprotein level per sample.

Example 3—In Vitro Screening of Stem Cell Secreted Factors

A deeper understanding of a given protein factor's contribution to theregenerative effects of the pool of heparin-associated hPSC secretomewill be gained by screening against an established panel of assays forcellular age. Assays include measurements of reactive oxygen species(ROS) production or tolerance, cytoplasmically and in the mitochondria,telomerase activity, measurements of proteostasis capacity vialysosomal, autophagy, and proteasomal routes, epigenetic re-patterning,and cellular energy balance (e.g., ATP/ADP and NAD/NADH ratios). Many ofthese assay leverage the high-throughput automated microscopy describedabove to make these measurements in a variety of cell types, includingfibroblast, endothelial cells, mesenchymal stem cells, and chondrocytes.Collectively these metrics can inform both the pathway and themechanisms by which the heparin-associated hPSC secretome or itsindividual components enact their regenerative effects.

To begin screening and validating potential regenerative protein factorsprotein coding sequences will be collected from a publicly availablesource, such as used for the proteomics analysis (e.g., UniProt). Thesequence for each of the proteins will be used to construct a DNAsequence encoding the proteins. The sequences are then each cloned intoa plasmid vector system tailored for inducible or constitutive high-copyexpression (in mammalian or prokaryotic settings). Alternatively such aplasmid vector system may be designed in silico. Such a plasmid can betransformed into a pool of cells where the encoded protein wastransiently expressed from the plasmid. Alternatively the gene ofinterest could be incorporated in the genomes of a pool of cells (e.g.lentiviral transduction for mammalian cells or homologous recombinationfor S. cerevisiae) to create stable cell lines for recombinant proteinproduction.

To de-bulk the target factor list and validate recombinant expressionfor factor production, a viable route would be to express the constructin a human cell line (like 293T-REx), which exploits: 1) that proteinsof interest naturally purify themselves during the secretion process;and 2) will be processed in a natural context, potentially preservingimportant post translational processing steps. T-REx cells will be grownon 10 cm plates to ˜50% confluence in DMEM with 10% Bovine Growth Serum(Hyclone), 2 mM L-glutamine, and 1% Pen-Strep before initiatingtranslation of a target protein of interest for 48 hr. The media wouldbe collected, spun at 2,000 g to purify, and the supernatant used forheparin-associated enrichment of target factors in mouse myoblastregeneration assays.

Machine Learning Classifier

By combining and statistically comparing the information from theRegenerative index assay, the Panel of Cellular Age Makers, theProteomics we can create deep feature vectors for each protein factor,the pool of all factors (from each repeat of the assays), and thenegative control pool (from each repeat of the assays). Treating thepool of all factors (or known factors such as FGF-2) as True Positives,and the negative control pool (or known non-functional proteins such asBSA) as True Negatives a supervised clustering algorithm can be trainedto classify protein factors. Using a standard 10-fold cross validationscheme to assess the relative accuracy, recall, and confusion matrixgraphs of the output of various algorithms' outputs (eg, Naive Bayes,Support Vector Machine, Linear Regression, or Random Forest) trainedclassifier most likely to successfully distinguish proteins withregenerative potential from the set of target factors can be selected.Target factors (or tested combinations) can then be rank ordered by theprobability they derive from the regenerative set compared to the nullset. A number of the top scoring target factors (or tested combinations)will then be selected for GMP-grade production for in vivo and in vitrovalidation.

Based on the complexity of the original heparin-associated fraction ofthe hPSC secretome and the limits to which individual proteins canrecapitulate the activity of the whole pool, we will test combinationsof factors as well. In the simplest approach, we would combine the293T-REx secretome containing media from two or more cell lines eachproducing a given factor, and test their combined regenerative efficacyacross a range of concentrations in an isobologram analysis using theregenerative index from the Myoblast Regeneration assay.

Example 4—In Vivo Testing of Stem Cell Secreted Factors

There are two main aspects of muscle degeneration with aging, acute lossfollowing trauma and chronic wasting (sarcopenia), and both of them willbe tested. As the therapeutic approach to each case is expected to bedifferent two arms for the in vivo validation is envisioned tospecifically test each use-case for the factors as therapeutics inhumans. The following Acute Injury Model and Sarcopenia/ChronicAdministration Model for the most promising proteins emerging from themachine learning classifier can be carried out.

Acute Injury Model

Animals were kept under standard animal husbandry condition. Animalswere fed standard chow, and have ad libitum access to food and water.Temperature were kept at 22° C. and 12 h light/12 h dark cycles. Animalswere acclimated prior to study initiation. The experimental design was:C57BL/6J male mice, N=18; Young: 12-13 week old (3-month-old) mice, n=6;Aged: 77-78 week old (18-month-old) mice, n=12. This design was used totest any single factor identified and validated in in vitro assays orcomplex mixtures of 2 or more factors.

TABLE 7 Experimental design of acute injury model. Dose Blood No Group nTest (mg/kg) Administration collection Tissue collection 1 Young, 6vehicle n/a i.m, q.d; terminal TA/GA muscles into Vehicle into injured25% sucrose; Brain, 2 Aged, 6 vehicle n/a muscle site liver, heart, andVehicle on day lung into 4% PFA 3 Aged, 6 Test factor 0.1 0, and 2 Testfactor

On Day 0, mice were weighed and underwent muscle injury with focalinjection of barium chloride (BaCl, 10 μL, 1.2% w/v in saline,Sigma-Aldrich) in the Tibialis anterior (TA; Day 0) of both the rightand left hindlegs. Injections of vehicle or factor A (0.1 mg/kg) wereco-administered intramuscularly (i.m) following the BaCl into the TAinjured hindleg sites, and again 48 hours later on day 2 (i.m.) into theTA injured hindleg sites. Also on day 2, BaCl (Ctx; 10 μL, 1.2% w/v insaline, Sigma-Aldrich) was injected into the Gastrocnemius (GA, Day 2,i.m.) muscles of both right and left hind legs. Injections of vehicle ora factor were sequentially administered (i.m.) following the BaCl intothe TA hindleg sites post-injury, and again 48 hours later on day 4(i.m.) into the GA injured hind leg sites. Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) wasbe administered (100 mg/kg, i.p.) once daily for 3 days, day 2-4, beforesacrifice to label proliferating cells.

On day 5, animals were sacrificed and animal weight recorded followed bycollecting 0.5 ml of terminal blood via cardiac puncture which wasprocessed to plasma and stored at 80° C. We then perfused the animalwith 1×PBS, carefully dissected the skin from the GA/TA muscles of eachhind leg and took photos (prior to excision). After excision ofexclusively the GA or TA muscle, excised tissue was photographed,weighed, then placed into 25% sucrose in PBS at 4° C. for 4 hr rinsed in1×PBS, immersed in Tissue-TEK OCT and rapidly frozen efore storing themuscles tissues frozen at 80° C. Cryosectioning and H&E were performedto ensure muscle injury site was appropriately visualized. A diagram ofthe time points for these experiments can be seen in FIG. 2A. Muscletissue composition from new skeletal muscle fibers, fibrotic tissue, andadipose (fat), were measured. Muscle regeneration, as defined as thenumber of number of new myofibers with centrally located nuclei permillimeter, fibrosis as defined as the area of fibrotic scarring, sizeof the fibers, as defined as the width and area, adipose tissue, asdefined by the amount of fat surrounding the muscle, were measured toassess level of regeneration.

Young muscle regeneration after acute focal injury had the highestregenerative index (measured as the number of new myofibers withcentrally located nuclei per millimeter squared). Aged muscleregeneration following acute injuries performed on average 30-50% lessthan young muscle regeneration, in part due to the reduction ofmitogenic muscle precursor/progenitor cell activity (FIG. 2B). It waspredicted that systemic treatment of aged animals, injured animals,animals with genetic diseases causing muscle wasting, or animals injuredby radiation or other tissue damaging treatment, the heparin-associatedpolypeptides, individually or in various combinations, will improveskeletal muscle regeneration by 20-50%, approaching comparable levels toyoung healthy animals. It was also predicted that the composition offibrous scar tissue and fat tissue will be reduced to levels comparableto younger animals by treatment with the heparin-associatedpolypeptides. And indeed, treatment with the heparin-associatedpolypeptides did improve the skeletal muscle regeneration of sarcopenicmice to level indistinguishable from the young by both the number of newmyoblasts and the reduction in fibrous scar tissue (FIG. 2B).

Sarcopenia/Chronic Administration Model

After arrival, animals will be kept under standard animal husbandrycondition. Animals will be fed standard chow, and have ad libitum accessto food and water. Temperature will be kept at 22° C. and 12 h light/12h dark cycles. Animals will be acclimated prior to study initiation,including any in vivo assay acclimation, if necessary. The experimentaldesign was C57BL/6J male mice, N=18; Young: 12-13 week old (3-month-old)mice, n=6; Aged: 77-78 week old (18-month-old) mice, n=12. This designcan be used to test any single factor identified and validated in invitro assays or complex mixtures of 2 or more factors.

TABLE 8 Design of sarcopenia/chronic administration model. Dose Blood NoGroup n Test (mg/kg) Administration In vivo assay collection Tissuecollection 1 Young, 6 vehicle n/a i.p, q.d; on 2 sets of: Animalterminal TA/GA muscles Vehicle day −8 to +5 weight, grip into 25%sucrose; 2 Aged, 6 vehicle n/a strength, running Brain, liver, heart,Vehicle wheel performance; and lung into 4% PFA 3 Aged, 6 Test factor0.1 horizontal bar Test factor 1 set of: In capacitance

On Day −10, mice will have the following in vivo healthspan measurementswill be performed over 1 day as a baseline for age-based parameters:Weight, running wheel performance, grip strength, and horizontal bar.Each assay should be run for 4 trials per assay per animal. Thesehealthspan assays will be repeated on day −1. After one day of rest onday −9, mice will begin 1× daily injections (0.1 mg/kg) of vehicle orfactor A for the remainder of the experiment until sacrifice (days −8 to+5, 13 days of dosing). On day −4, 6 days after dosing begins, mice willundergo a repeat of the healthspan assays. On day 0, 5 days prior tosacrifice, mice will undergo muscle injury with focal injection ofcardiotoxin (Ctx; 10 Sigma-Aldrich) in the Tibialis anterior (TA; Day 0)of the right hindleg only. On day 2, the Gastrocnemius (GA; Day 2)muscle of the right hind leg will then receive cardiotoxin (Ctx; 10Sigma-Aldrich). BrdU will be administered (100 mg/kg, i.p.) once dailyfor 3 days, day 2-4, before sacrifice. On day +5, prior to take-down,the animals will have an in vivo incapacitance assay run. On day +5,animals will be sacrificed and animal weight recorded. Collect 0.5 ml ofblood via cardiac puncture, process to plasma and store plasma samplesat 80° C. The animals will then be perfused with 1×PBS. Carefullydissect the skin from the GA/TA muscles of each hind leg and take photos(prior to excision). After excision of exclusively the GA or TA muscle,weigh the muscles, then place muscles into 25% sucrose in PBS at 4° C.for 4 hr. Then rinse the muscles in 1×PBS, adding Tissue-TEK OCT andstoring the muscles tissues frozen at 80° C. Perform cryosectioning andH&E, ensuring muscle injury site is appropriately visualized. Carefullyexcise the inguinal white adipose tissue (WAT) and weigh tissue. DiscardWAT post-weighing.

Collected brain, liver, heart and lung can be post-fixed in 4% PFA for72 hours, after 72 hours, transferred into 30% sucrose in 1×PBS andstored at −4° C. (brain, liver, heart, lung).

Muscle tissue composition, from new skeletal muscle fibers, fibrotictissue, and adipose (fat), will be measured. Muscle regeneration, asdefined as the number of number of new myofibers with centrally locatednuclei per millimeter, fibrosis, as defined as the area of fibroticscarring, size of the fibers, as defined as the width and area, adiposetissue, as defined by the amount of fat surrounding the muscle, will bemeasured to assess level of regeneration. Weights of the animals duringthe duration of treatment with heparin-associated polypeptide(s), aswell as healthspan assays including performance on a running wheel(speed, distance, duration), grip strength, and performance on ahorizontal bar will take into account the phenotypic outcomes oftreatment of the aged animals systemically with the heparin-associatedpolypeptides for sarcopenia.

The horizontal bar test is performed as described previously (Malinowskaet al. 2010) at 8 months (n=6 WT, n=7 MPS IIIB) and 10 months (n=3 WT,n=4 MPS IIIB) of age. In brief, a 300-mm metal wire, 2 mm in diameter,was secured between two posts 320 mm above a padded surface. The mousewas allowed to grip the center of the wire and the time to fall or reachthe side was recorded, and after 2 min the test was stopped. Crossingthe bar in x seconds was scored as 240−x, remaining on the bar wasscored as 120, and falling off the bar after y seconds was recorded asthe value of y. The test was repeated three times as a practice runfollowed by a 10-min rest prior to three tests where the score wasrecorded.

Young muscle regeneration after acute focal injury has the highestregenerative index (measured as the number of new myofibers withcentrally located nuclei per millimeter squared). Aged muscleregeneration following acute injuries performs on average 30-50% lessthan young muscle regeneration, in part due to the reduction ofmitogenic muscle precursor/progenitor cell activity. We predict systemictreatment of aged animals, injured animals, animals with geneticdiseases causing muscle wasting, or animals injured by radiation orother tissue damaging treatment, the heparin-associated polypeptides,individually or in various combinations, will improve skeletal muscleregeneration by 20-50%, approaching comparable levels to young healthyanimals. We also predict the composition of fibrous scar tissue and fattissue will be reduced to levels comparable to younger animals bytreatment with the heparin-associated polypeptides.

Animals will also have better healthspan outcomes: reduced weight, fatcomposition, scar tissue around muscles, increased running speed,duration, and distance, increased grip strength, and enhancedperformance on the horizontal bar test.

Example 5—Additional Tests for Pro-Regenerative Factors

Mechanistic insight into a given heparin-associated polypeptide factor'spathway of action will be gained by establishing and screening against apanel of assays for cellular age. Assays include measurements ofreactive oxygen species (ROS) production or tolerance cytoplasmicallyand in the mitochondria, telomerase activity, measurements ofproteostasis capacity via lysosomal, autophagy, and proteasomal routes,epigenetic re-patterning, and cellular energy balance (e.g., ATP/ADP andNAD/NADH ratios). Many of these assay leverage high-throughput automatedmicroscopy to make these measurements in a variety of cell types,including fibroblast, endothelial cells, mesenchymal stem cells, andchondrocytes. Collectively these metrics can inform both the pathway andthe mechanisms by which the heparin-associated hPSC secretome or itsindividual components enact their regenerative effects. These deepprofile vectors can be crucial for approaching combinations of factorsrationally, and for machine learning predictions.

To test the cellular effects of secretomes toward reversing thehallmarks of aging, high-throughput automated imaging and quantificationof single cells to achieve deep population level statistical power canbe employed. Cellular component state profiles of Young, Aged, andAged+Treatment in human fibroblasts and epithelial cells, myoblasts,mesenchymal stem cells, chondrocytes, and neural progenitor cells willbe compared. Some examples of tests and methods include:

-   -   1) Epigenetic reprogramming: repressive mark H3K9me3, the        heterochromatin-associated protein HP1γ, nuclear lamina support        protein LAP2α    -   2) Nuclear membrane Folding/Blebbing: immunofluorescence of the        nuclear membrane protein Lamin A/C    -   3) Proteolytic Activity: Cleavage of fluorescent-tagged        chymotrypsin like substrate corresponds to proteasome 20S core        particle activity. Wells are first stained with PrestoBlue Cell        Viability dye (Life Technologies) for 10 minutes. Well signals        are read using a TECAN fluorescence plate reader as a measure of        cell count. Then cells are washed with HBSS/Ca/Mg before        switching to original media containing the chymotrypsin like        fluorogenic substrate LLVY-R110 (Sigma) which is cleaved by the        proteasome 20S core particle. Cells are then incubated at 37° C.        in 5% CO2 for 2 hours before signals are again read on the TECAN        fluorescence plate reader. Readings are then normalized by        PrestoBlue cell count.    -   4) Formation of autophagosomes: Autophagosome number and volume        are measured by staining with CellTracker Deep Red (Sigma). The        cells are then incubated at 37° C. in 5% CO2 for 20 minutes,        washed 2 times using HBSS/Ca/Mg, and stained for 15 minutes        using CellTracker Deep Red cell labeling dye. Cells are then        switched to HBSS/Ca/Mg for single cell imaging using the        Operetta High Content Imaging System (Perkin Elmer).    -   5) Energy Metabolism: ATP in the cells is measured using        colorimetric assay using an ATP assay kit (ab83355; Abcam,        Cambridge, Mass.) following manufacturer's instructions. Cells        are washed in cold phosphate buffered saline and homogenized and        centrifuged to collect the supernatant. The samples are loaded        with assay buffer in triplicate. ATP reaction mix and background        control (50 μL) is added to the wells and incubated for 30 min        in dark. The plate is read at OD 570 nm using SpectraMax M2e        (Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif.). The mean optical density        is used to estimate of the intracellular ATP concentration        relative to the standard curve.    -   6) Mitochondrial Activity: To measure Mitochondria Membrane        Potential, cells are washed twice with Ham's F10 (no serum or        pen/strep). Subsequently, MuSCs are stained with MitoTracker        Green FM (ThermoFisher, M7514) and DAPI for 30 minutes at 37°        C., washed three times with Ham's F10, and analyzed using a BD        FACSAria III flow cytometer. To measure    -   7) Mitochondrial ROS Measurement. Cells are washed with        HBSS/Ca/Mg and then switched to HBSS/Ca/Mg containing MitoSOX        (Thermo), a live cell permeant flurogenic dye that is        selectively targeted to mitochondria and fluoresces when        oxidized by superoxide. Cells are incubated for 10 minutes at        37° C. in 5% CO2. Cells are then washed twice with HBSS/Ca/Mg,        and stained for 15 minutes using CellTracker Deep Red. Finally,        cells are imaged in fresh HBSS/Ca/Mg using the Operetta High        Content Imaging System (Perkin Elmer).    -   8) Deregulated Nutrient Sensing: levels of SIRT1 are measured.    -   9) Senescence: Senescence-associated beta-galactosidase staining        is measured in cells washed twice with PBS then fixed with 15%        Paraformaldehyde in PBS for 6 minutes. Cells are rinsed 3 times        with PBS before staining with X-gal chromogenic substrate, which        is cleaved by endogenous Beta galactosidase. Plates are kept in        the staining solution, Parafilmed, to prevent from drying out,        and incubated overnight at 37° C. with ambient CO2. The next        day, cells are washed again with PBS before switching to a 70%        glycerol solution for imaging under a Leica brightfield        microscope.    -   10) Secretome of the cells: Mass-Spec or O-Link for inflammatory        cytokines profiles

-   Soft Tissue Deposition: Immunofluorescence for SOX9, MMP3, MMP13,    and COL2A1 expression, the decrease of which is characterized by    cartilage loss, pain, cleft-lip, and joint destruction.

Example 6—Identification of Pro-Regenerative Factors by MassSpectroscopy

Factors enriched in the secretome of undifferentiated hPSCs can bedetermined by Mass spectroscopy. A schematic of a type of massspectroscopy experiment employed herein is shown in FIG. 3A.

Five confluent, 15 cm plates of cells per biological replicate werewashed with OptiMEM—a basal, synthetic medium—, and then incubated inOptiMEM for 16 hours, yielding roughly 100 ml of media. The media, nowcontaining secreted factors, was collected, cells and cell debrisremoved by centrifugation, and flash frozen for storage at −80 C untilprocessing. The target factors were enriched via affinity purificationfor heparin binding using heparin-agarose bead columns. Heparin-agarosebeads (Sigma) were washed with water twice, and once with OptiMEM (minusphenol red), before incubating with factor containing culture media for2 h at 4° C. shaking at 100 rpm. The ratio of bead slurry (˜50% beads)to media can be effective at 1:10, 1:20, 1:30, 1:40, and 1:50.Heparin-agarose beads were then collected into a column bycentrifugation in an Amicon Pro Purification System column set in a 50ml conical tube at 1000 g for 5 min, washed with 10× column volumes ofPBS+0.05% tween at 4° C. twice. Factors were eluted via two repeats ofthe following: addition of a high salt solution (1.5M NaCl, 0.01M HEPES,pH 7.2, at ratio of 0.4 ml elution buffer per milliliter of beadslurry), incubated at 4° C. for 10 minutes at 100 rpm, andcentrifugation at 1000 g for 5 min into a fresh collection tube.

Protein concentration in the eluted fraction was assayed by silver staindensitometry as shown in FIG. 3B, and a BCA assay against standardcurves for bovine serum albumin. Protein disulfide bonds were reduced byincubation in 5 mM tris-(2-carboxyethyl)-phosphine (TCEP) for 25 min,and the free cysteines alkylated with 10 mM iodoacetamide at roomtemperature for 30 min in the dark. Excess iodoacetamide was quenchedwith 15 mM dithiothreitol during a 15 min incubation. The eluates fromall samples were then further purified by protein precipitation usingtrichloroacetic acid, prior to resuspending in digest buffer and 16 hrof digestion using a mixture of modified Trypsin and Lys-C to yieldpeptides predominantly with terminal arginine or lysine residues. Theresulting peptide concentration were measured using a quantitativecolorimetric peptide assay (Promega), and equimolar amounts of peptidesfrom each biological replicate labeled at their free amines with tandemmass tags (TMT) using manufacturer recommended conditions before mixingthe peptides. The mixed sample was desalted via reverse phase separationon a C18 StageTip prior to analysis via nHPLC-SPSMS3 on a Fusion Lumos(Thermo Fisher). A TOP10 method was used to select up to 10 MS2precursors for identification by CID-MS2 analyzed in the ion trap. Forsynchronous precursor selection of up to 10 ion windows, the FTMS3isolation window was 0.4 m/z, max ion time 150 ms, automatic gaincontrol 1.5E5, and FTMS3 resolution was 50,000. Resulting spectra weresearched using commercial MS analysis software against the Uniprot humandatabase (2018) protein sequences (Swiss-Prot and TrEMBL) concatenatedwith their reversed sequences as decoys for FDR determination, appendedto common contaminant sequences. Searches restricted the precursor iontolerance to 50 ppm and the product ion tolerance window to 0.9 m/z (or50 ppm), allowed no more than two missed cleavages, included staticmodification of lysine residues, arginine residues and peptide N-terminiwith TMT tags (+229.163 Da), static carbamidomethylation of cysteineresidues (+57.021 Da), and variable oxidation of methionine residues(+15.995 Da).

Results were filtered to a 1% FDR at the peptide and then protein levelusing the target-decoy strategy. Peptides were assigned to proteingroups, and individual proteins by the parsimony principle. Proteinswere quantified by summing reporter ion intensities across all PSMs withgreater than 70% of their spectral intensity deriving from matched ionsand a summed signal to noise intensity greater than 200, normalizingchannel level intensities, and computing the percent contribution of agiven channel to the total signal. These values were then used foradditional statistical modelling of differential abundance.

Heparin-associated proteins from undifferentiated and differentiatedsupernatants generated distinct sets of secreted factors as indicated byFIGS. 3C, 3D and 3E. Combined results from such experiments aresummarized in Table 2 shown previously herein, by the gene name, UniProtID, Entrez Gene ID, and Ensembl ID.

Example 7—Validation of Pro-Regenerative Factors In Vitro UsingHigh-Throughput Imaging

Mass spectroscopy can define candidate pro-regenerative factors,however, as shown in example 6, these experiments can generate largeamounts of data that need to be further validated in relevant in vitroand in vivo models. The use of high-throughput imaging can help defineindividual factors and mixtures of factors that possess regenerativepotential. Mouse muscle progenitor cells can be cultured with BrdU orEdu, in the presence or absence of specific potential pro-regenerativefactors, and the degree of proliferation determined usinghigh-throughput microscopy. BrdU or Edu staining indicatesproliferation, while embryonic Myosin Heavy-Chain (eMyHC) stainingindicates terminal differentiation of the progenitor cells. FIGS. 4A and4B shows an example of data generated using high-throughput imaging.

Many of the factors detailed in Table 2 were tested individually fortheir ability to promote proliferation and/or fusion of mouse muscleprogenitor cells in vitro FIG. 5 and FIG. 6.

The effect of the candidate factors on myogenic activity was assayed inbiological triplicate across a range of concentrations centered aroundexpected physiological levels by adding each factor to mouse myoblastsfor 48 hours or human myoblasts for 72 hours with daily media changes(DMEM+2% horse serum) and a second pulse of factors. After 24 hours,cells were pulsed for 2-5 hours with EdU (30 uM), ethanol fixed, stainedwith Hoescht 3342, immunostained for proliferation—as measured by thepercent of cells staining positive for EdU (% EdU)—, and immunostainedfor differentiation—as measured by the increase in cellular areastaining positive for embryonic myosin heavy chain (% eMyHC) relative tothe negative controls, which received media and vehicle only. Wells wereimaged on a Keyence BZ-100 at 4×, the images quantified in CellProfiler, and the statistics were computed in R. FIGS. 7A-7B show anexample of the proliferation dose response for two of the factorstested. Results for additional factors are summarized below in Table 9.

TABLE 9 Effect of individual factors on mouse myoblast growth and fusionProliferation (% EdU) Fusion (% eMyHC) Effect Size Statistical EffectSize Statistical Factor Concentration (% relative to- Significance (%relative to- Significance Name (ug/mL) control) (p-value) control)(p-value) FST 0.33  72% 0.001   202% 0.005 CTGF 5   154% 0.00005 THBS1 5  157% 0.004 THBS2 0.33   161% 0.006 IGFBP3 0.33 131% 0.03 IGFBP5 2  69%0.04 IGFBP7 0.33  78% 0.03 STC2 2.5 133% 0.02  −31% 0.003 SPON1 0.33139% 0.04 MST1 0.33 144% 0.02 POSTN 0.33 139% 0.01 RARRES2 0.33 141%0.03 AGRN 2.5 148% 0.008 CHRDL1 1.25 150% 0.00009 VTN 5 125% 0.004 FGF170.5 244% 0.0004 ANOS1 1 165% 0.03 FGF4 0.3 239% 4.6E−13 HGF 0.56 114%1.6E−10 IGF2 1  97% 1.3E−5  FGF1 1  96% 2.3E−7  FGF6 0.002 115% 1.8E−5 MST1 0.33  79% 0.002 PDGFD 0.1  89%   4E−5 

The effect of the combination of candidate factors on myogenic activitywas assayed in biological triplicate across a range of concentrationscentered around expected physiological levels by adding each factor tomouse myoblasts for 48 hours or human myoblasts for 72 hours with dailymedia changes (DMEM+2% horse serum) and a second pulse of factors. After24 hours, cells were pulsed for 2-5 hours with EdU (30 uM), ethanolfixed, stained with Hoescht 3342, immunostained for proliferation—asmeasured by the percent of cells staining positive for EdU (% EdU)—, andimmunostained for differentiation—as measured by the increase incellular area staining positive for embryonic myosin heavy chain (%eMyHC) relative to the negative controls, which received media,individual factors, or vehicle only. Wells were imaged on a KeyenceBZ-100 at 4×, the images quantified in Cell Profiler, and the statisticswere computed in R. FIGS. 7C-7M show examples of the proliferation doseresponse for two or more of the factors tested individually and as acombination to test for synergy. Statistical metrics for increasedmyogenetic activity from the pair of factors relative to the controlsare summarized below in Tables 10-14. Each polypeptide was producedusing the method listed in Table 1. Each polypeptide was produced usingthe method listed in Table 1. The magnitude of the combinations' effectsrelative to control (FM—negative control, hESC factors—positive control)is shown. The Combination Index (CI) for synergy was calculated usingthe Highest Single Agent (HAS) model due to the linear dose responsesfor the individual factor, e.g. FIG. 7B.

TABLE 10 Synergistic combinations of heparin-associated polypeptides.Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Name ug/mL Name ug/mL Name ug/mL p-value CI(HSA) THBS2 0.125 THBS4 0.25 VTN 1 <0.05 0.886 THBS2 0.125 THBS4 0.25ANOS1 1 <0.005 0.532 THBS2 0.125 THBS4 0.25 <0.005 0.633 THBS1 0.0625FGF17 0.025 <0.005 0.667 THBS1 0.125 FGF17 0.1 <0.005 0.679 THBS2 0.125THBS4 0.25 IL-15 1 <0.005 0.680 THBS2 0.125 THBS4 0.25 IGF2 0.05 <0.050.733 THBS2 0.0625 VTN 1.25 <0.005 0.763 THBS2 0.125 VTN 1.25 <0.0050.763 THBS2 0.125 VTN 0.3125 <0.005 0.771 THBS2 0.0625 THBS4 0.125<0.005 0.772 THBS2 0.125 THBS4 0.0625 <0.005 0.779 THBS1 0.0625 FGF170.1 <0.005 0.796 THBS1 0.0625 VTN 0.315 <0.005 0.840 THBS2 0.0625 THBS40.25 <0.005 0.850 THBS1 0.25 THBS2 0.25 <0.05 0.859 THBS2 0.0625 FGF170.1 <0.005 0.871 THBS2 0.0625 VTN 0.625 <0.005 0.876 THBS2 0.125 THBS40.125 <0.005 0.878 THBS1 0.0625 VTN 1.25 <0.05 0.880 THBS1 0.25 THBS40.0625 <0.005 0.888 THBS2 0.0625 FGF17 0.025 <0.005 0.890 THBS1 0.0625THBS2 0.0625 <0.05 0.900 THBS1 0.25 VTN 1.25 <0.005 0.907 THBS2 0.125FGF17 0.025 <0.005 0.913 VTN 0.3125 FGF17 0.025 <0.05 0.915 THBS4 0.25VTN 0.3125 <0.05 0.922 THBS2 0.125 FGF17 0.1 <0.005 0.923 THBS1 0.25 VTN0.625 <0.005 0.930 THBS2 0.0625 THBS4 0.0625 <0.05 0.942 THBS4 0.25FGF17 0.1 <0.005 0.945 THBS4 0.0625 VTN 0.625 <0.05 0.950 VTN 0.625FGF17 0.1 <0.005 0.952 THBS4 0.25 VTN 1.25 <0.05 0.954

TABLE 11 Additional data regarding synergistic combinations ofheparin-associated polypeptides (mouse myoblasts) Single Dose @ SingleDose Combo Dose Factor saturation Single Dose % EdU Fold Single DoseCombo Dose Combo Dose % EdU Fold Combo Dose Name (ug/mL) % of EB Changeto FM % EdU (ug/mL) % of EB Change to FM % EdU HSA CI THBS1 2 50% 1.715% 0.125   64% 1.16   14% FGF17 0.5 239%  4.5 69% 0.1  148% 2.89   33%Combo  163% 3.63   29% 0.679091 THBS2 2 50% 1.25 13% 0.125   46% 0.88  10% THBS4 2 40% 1.87 10% 0.25   53% 1.11   12% Combo   71% 1.39   17%0.632548 THBS1 2 50% 1.7 15% 0.0625 44.08% 0.75 10.63% VTN 10 50% 1.516% 10 59.18% 1.01 14.27% Combo 69.47% 1.19 16.75% 0.851842 THBS2 2 50%1.25 13% 0.125 31.08% 0.85  7.86% THBS4 2 40% 1.87 10% 0.25 29.33% 0.8 7.41% IL15 0.5 52% 1.4 12.50%   1 47.25% 1.28 11.90% Combo 57.91% 1.6616.21% 0.679578 THBS2 2 50% 1.25 13% 0.125 45.08% 0.79  9.64% THBS4 240% 1.87 10% 0.25 61.15% 1.08 13.08% VTN 10 50% 1.5 16% 10 54.46% 0.9412.67%

TABLE 12 Additional data regarding synergistic combinations ofheparin-associated polypeptides (mouse myoblasts) Combo Dose Single DoseSingle Dose Single Dose Combo Dose Combo Dose % EdU Fold Combo DoseFactor (ug/mL) % of Eb % EdU (ug/mL) % of EB Change to FM % EdU THBS1 250% 15% 0.125   64% 1.16   14% FGF17 0.5 239%  69% 0.1  148% 2.89   33%Combo  163% 3.63   29% THBS2 2 50% 13% 0.125   46% 0.88   10% THBS4 240% 10% 0.25   53% 1.11   12% Combo   71% 1.39   17% THBS1 2 50% 15%0.0625 44.08% 0.75 10.63% VTN 10 50% 16% 10 59.18% 1.01 14.27% Combo69.47% 1.19 16.75% THBS2 2 50% 13% 0.125 31.08% 0.85  7.86% THBS4 2 40%10% 0.25 29.33% 0.8  7.41% IL15 0.5 52% 12.50%   1 47.25% 1.28 11.90%Combo 57.91% 1.66 16.21% THBS2 2 50% 13% 0.125 45.08% 0.79  9.64% THBS42 40% 10% 0.25 61.15% 1.08 13.08% VTN 10 50% 16% 1 54.46% 0.94 12.67%Combo 69.02% 1.22 14.76% THBS2 2 50% 13% 0.125 58.62% 0.86 15.23% THBS42 40% 10% 0.25 62.99% 0.93 16.37% IGF2 2 89% 23% 0.5 85.78% 1.27 22.29%Combo 116.95%  1.72 30.39%

TABLE 13 Additional data regarding synergistic combinations ofheparin-associated polypeptides (human myoblasts) Single Dose @ SingleDose Combo Dose Factor saturation Single Dose % EdU Fold Single DoseCombo Dose Combo Dose % EdU Fold Combo Dose Name (ug/mL) % of EB Changeto FM % EdU (ug/mL) % of EB Change to FM % EdU HSA CI THBS1 7.5 98.931.61 10.99 0.5 78.22 0.85 8.95 FGF17 0.25 222.09 3.62 24.67 0.05 121.741.33 13.93 Combo 157.29 1.72 18 0.77 THBS2 7.5 112.8469 1.2 12.534480.125 57.09 0.95 7.82 THBS4 0.5 126.7002 2.07 14.07323 0.25 62.67 1.048.59 IL15 0.1 67.81 1.13 9.29 0.1 67.81 1.13 9.29 Combo 69 1.15 9.460.98

TABLE 14 Additional data regarding synergistic combinations ofheparin-associated polypeptides (human myoblasts) Single Dose @ SingleDose Combo Dose Factor saturation Single Dose % EdU Fold Single DoseCombo Dose Combo Dose % EdU Fold Combo Dose Name (ug/mL) % of EB Changeto FM % EdU (ug/mL) % of EB Change to FM % EdU THBS1 7.5 98.93 1.6110.99 0.5 78.22 0.85 8.95 FGF17 0.25 222.09 3.62 24.67 0.05 121.74 1.3313.93 Combo 157.29 1.72 18

Example 8—In Vivo Testing of hPSC Factors Increases Regenerative Indexand Reduces Fibrotic Index in an Acute Injury Model in Aged Mice

FIGS. 9A-9F show that aged mice (18 months) administered isolated,heparin-agarose bead purified hPSC show improved regenerative index andreduced fibrotic index. FIG. 9A shows a schematic of the experiment inthis example. This experiment shows that hPSC derived factors canimprove histological metrics of muscle health and function. As shown inFIG. 9B heparin-associated polypeptides isolated from human pluripotentstem cells increase regenerative potential and reduce muscle fibrosis inaged mice subjected to a model of acute muscle injury. As shown in FIG.9C, there was increased muscle regeneration for injured, aged mousemuscle treated with THBS1 (2 ug/mL) compared to young andvehicle-treated, aged mouse muscle.

FIG. 9D shows the experimental schematic of time-points for dosing andanalysis using an acute injury model in aged mice of the effects ofindividual heparin-associated polypeptides with fusion enhancing effectsin vitro. Square denote injury inducing intramuscular injection (IM)with Barium Chloride while circles denote administration of treatment orvehicle. FIG. 9E shows the results of the experiment outlined in FIG. 9Dshows that administration of 20 ul of heparin-associated polypeptidesPPDGFRL (5 ug/mL, p<3.85E-2) and IGFBP7 (1 ug/mL, p<6.63E-3) resulted inimproved new fiber formation (regenerative index compared to vehicletreated aged mice. Stars indicate degree of significance from one-wayANOVA tests. FIG. 9F provides representative images ofimmunofluorescence staining of sectioned mouse muscle (tibialisanterior) demonstrating increased muscle regeneration for injured, agedmouse muscle treated with POSTN (1 ug/mL) or IGFBP7 (1 ug/mL) comparedto vehicle-treated, aged mouse muscle.

Other models for in vivo testing of hSPC factors include:

Disuse-Reload Injury Model

This mouse model is a way to observe muscle atrophy in a non-invasiveway by contracting the hind limbs of a mouse and preventing extensionand flexion, thus reducing the size and strength. The model will serveas an important measurement of muscle regeneration with biologiccandidates.

The hind limb will be immobilized with Cast Tape extended position usingsports tape to prevent flexion of the limb. Once the sports tape is inplace, a strip of casting tape will be wrapped over the sports tape fromthe ankle upward, and air dried. The extension of the hind limb shouldstay rigid in its position of the duration of the study parameters.

The study begins after mice are acclimated and on Day −3, in which micefrom all groups will be weighed. Assigned animals will be given dailyi.p. injections of Vehicle control or Candidate Biologic for 3 daysbefore undergoing hind limb immobilization on Day 0 for 7 days withcontinuous daily i.p. injections. Hind limbs will be observed for anyadverse effects due to immobilization. On Day 7 of the study, allanimals will be sacrificed and muscle tissue weighed and harvested forfurther analysis.

Force Measurement

This study will be used to measure the force of pull in the hind limbsthat the animal exerts upon skeletal muscle injury of the tibialisanterior (TA) and gastrocnemius (GA) muscles after injury induction withBarium chloride (BaCl₂). This model will serve to determine which of ourbiological candidates are efficacious in muscle regeneration.

Skeletal Muscle Injury Induction: Under anesthesia, BaCl₂ will beadministered in two sites on the TA and four sites on the GA (aspreviously described). Hair will be shaved on the left and right hindlimbs prior to injection with small animal hair clippers. On Day 0 ofthe study, the TA muscle will undergo BaCl₂ induced injury on two sites(previously described). On Day 4 of the study, the GA muscle will followwith BaCl₂ induced injury on four sites. Candidate biologic will beadministered on Days 0 and 2 in the injury sites of the TA and GAmuscles. BrdU will be injected via IP (QD) on days 4-7 to labelproliferating muscle precursor and fibrotic cells in order to measuretheir regenerative potential.

On terminal day 7, animals will be deeply anesthetized and a forcetransducer will be used to measure twitch reactions in the hind limbs ofeach mouse being tested in the study, via a small incision in the TA toa small metal hook. This will be a terminal procedure. Grip strengthmeasurements: the mice will rest on an angled mesh, facing away from theforce meter and with its hind limbs at least one-half of the way downthe length of the mesh. The mouse's tail is pulled directly toward themeter and parallel to the mesh. During this procedure, the mouse resistsby grasping the mesh with all four limbs. Pulling is continued towardthe meter until the hind limbs release.

Ex Vivo Regenerative Measurement

To confirm these data with age matched, primary muscle stem cells,injury-activated satellite cells associated with myofibers will beisolated from young and old muscle by dissecting the muscle groups ofinterest and dissociating the tissue to single cell suspensions byincubating in digestion medium (250 U/mL Collagenase type II in DMEMmedium, buffered with 30 mM HEPES, pH 7.4) at 37 C for 1 hr.,triturating the cell suspension, the myofibers were collected bycentrifugation and myofibers further digested with 1 U/mL Dispase and 40U/mL Collagenase type II in 30 mM HEPES at 37 C for 1 hr to free musclestem cells. Muscle stem cells can then be plated and cultured growthmedia containing serum (2-5%) from the same mouse. The regenerative andfusion potential of the cells will then be assayed as described above inExample 7 and as demonstrated in FIGS. 10B, 10C, 11B, and 11C. This hasthe advantage of testing the effect of treatment while maintaining theexogenous, often inhibitory extracellular environmental ques contributedby the age appropriate serum.

Example 9—Modelling Treatment of a Muscular Dystrophy withPro-Regenerative Factors In Vitro Using High-Throughput Imaging

Muscular dystrophies (MD) encompass a variety of muscular degenerationdiseases typically due to genetic mutations in genes encoding proteinsresponsible for forming and stabilizing skeletal muscle. The phenotypicconsequence of these genetic mutations is the progressive loss of musclemass and strength over time, similar to sarcopenia but with differentunderlying causes. As heparin-associated polypeptides providedphenotypic improvements on sarcopenic muscle, we tested for similarimprovements in a model for MD.

Many of the factors detailed in Table 2 were tested individually fortheir ability to promote proliferation and/or fusion of human muscleprogenitor cells from a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (hMD)—amuscular dystrophy caused by mutations in the DMPK1 gene.

The effect of the candidate factors on myogenic activity was assayed inbiological triplicate across a range of concentrations centered aroundexpected physiological levels by adding each factor to hMD myoblasts for72 hours with daily media changes (DMEM+2% horse serum) and a secondpulse of factors at the first media change. After 72 hours, cells werepulsed for 2-5 hours with EdU (30 uM), ethanol fixed, stained withHoescht 3342, immunostained for proliferation—as measured by the percentof cells staining positive for EdU (% EdU)—, and immunostained fordifferentiation—as measured by the increase in cellular area stainingpositive for embryonic myosin heavy chain (% eMyHC) relative to thenegative controls, which received media and vehicle only. Wells wereimaged on a Keyence BZ-100 at 4×, the images quantified in CellProfiler, and the statistics were computed in R. FIGS. 12A and 12B showexamples of the quantitation of the proliferation response and fusionresponse for several of the factors tested, respectively. Results thoseand additional factors are summarized below in Table 15.

TABLE 15 Effect of individual factors on distrophic human myoblastgrowth and fusion Proliferation (% EdU) Fusion (% eMyHC) Effect SizeStatistical Effect Size Statistical Factor Concentration (% relativeSignificance (% relative Significance Name (ug/mL) to-control) (p-value)to-control) (p-value) FGF17 0.2 208%  <9E−14 FGF4 0.0125 269%  9.52E−13FGF4 0.025 244%  6.83E−12 FGF4 0.05 235%  7.22E−10 FGF4 0.1 213% 8.11E−07 FGF4 0.2 184%  1.46E−02 IGF2 0.2  53%  2.57E−02 FGF1 0.05 157% 1.65E−06 FGF1 0.1 217%  2.87E−06 FGF1 0.2 213%  1.10E−10 FGF6 0.0125277%  1.34E−09 FGF6 0.025 272%  4.54E−09 FGF6 0.05 261%  4.75E−08 FGF60.1 243%  1.03E−07 FGF6 0.2 237%  8.49E−06 PDGFRL 0.03125 2580% 1.47E−06PDGFRL 0.0625 2240% 6.34E−07 PDGFRL 0.125 1410% 4.53E−03 PDGFRL 0.252570% 1.86E−08 PDGFRL 0.5 3440% 5.75E−11

Example 10 Assess hPSC Factors In Vivo Using Rodent Models of BeckerMuscular Dystrophy for their Ability to Improve Muscle Regeneration andMuscle Mass

Mdx−/− mice will receive intramuscular injections of the top 3 selecthPSC secreted factors selected from the in vitro screen. Indications ofenhanced functional regeneration will be assessed through quantificationof twitch force measurements and walking track analysis. The Mdx−/−mouse model for BMD is chosen as it has a spontaneous point mutation inthe dystrophin gene leading to near complete absence of dystrophinprotein. Despite having phenotypic markers of myopathy there are onlymild skeletal muscle defects, suggesting that the model best reflectsBecker muscular dystrophy. This animal model also mimics the complexparacrine signaling environment, where immune cells and other systemicfactors would be involved. Thus, a screen in injured dystrophic musclefor regeneration will efficiently narrow the candidate list for thoseproteins needed for the ultimate goal of restoring muscle mass andstrength to the BMD patients. Myogenesis in a muscle regeneration modelwill be compared between controls (vehicle-treated) and with the top 3-5efficacious, dose-optimized factors. Hind limb muscles, the Tibialisanterior (TA) and gastrocnemius (GA) muscle will receive i.m. injectionof vehicle control or candidate factor every day for 7 days (t=5 days).BrdU will be also be injected 3 days prior to tissue collection for exvivo analysis. Muscle regeneration will be assessed in 10 micrometermuscle cryosections. The histological analysis of hematoxylin and eosinstaining and immunodetection of eMyHC and BrdU will be used to quantifythe numbers of de-novo eMyHC+ myofibers with centrally-located BrdU+nuclei throughout the injury site. Additionally, myofiber size andmuscle weights will also be assessed. For twitch for measurements, micehindlimbs will be immobilize to a frame. A small incision will be madein the skin directly above the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle to hook toa thin metal hook and then attached to a 300C-LR force transducer(Aurora Scientific). A bipolar electrical stimulation cuff will wraparound the TA and stimulate with a single 0.1-ms pulse for 3 seconds.

It is expected that administration of select pro-myogenic factors willincrease Delta/Notch and MapK signaling, dependent on BMP signaling inMdx−/− myogenic cells, resulting in increased proliferation, allowingthe injury site to heal similar to wildtype muscle—with new musclefibers—instead of filling with fibrotic scar tissue or adipose tissue asis common in dystrophic muscle. Administration of candidate factors toMdx−/− injured TA muscle is expected to improve regeneration indicatedby quantification of muscle fiber repair and twitch force measurement.

Example 11—Clinical Testing of Pro-Regenerative Factors

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of repeat dosingwith multiple dose levels of heparin-associated proteins on patientphysical function, skeletal muscle mass and strength in older adultswith sarcopenia. In addition, this study will generate data on thesafety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of heparin-associatedproteins in older adults with sarcopenia. Individuals will administeredplacebo or heparin-associated binding proteins and monitored for 25weeks of study. The following primary and secondary outcome measureswill be assessed:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) [Time Frame: Baseline, week25]. Change from baseline to week 25.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Safety and tolerability as assessed by various measures such as adverseevents. Assessed by various measures such as adverse events over 24weeks.

Change in 6-minute walk test [Time Frame: baseline, week 25]. Changefrom baseline to week 25.

Gait speed [Time Frame: baseline, week 25]. Change from baseline to week25.

Change in total lean body mass and appendicular skeletal muscle indexmeasured by DXA from baseline to week 25.

Inclusion Criteria:

Otherwise healthy adults aged at least 70 years; Low muscle mass asconfirmed by DXA; Low gait speed; SPPB score less than or equal to 9;Weigh at least 35 kg; with adequate dietary intake as determined bypatient interview.

Protocol

Patients will be i.v.-administered placebo (5% dextrose solution) orheparin-associated binding proteins (in 5% dextrose). Starting on day 1,week 1 and repeated every other week (day one of weeks 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23. At the end of week 12 and 24 patients willbe assessed by the above methods for improvement. Doses will be selectedfrom a traditional 3+3 design, and selected as the top two-doses thatlack dose-limiting toxicity.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown anddescribed herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art thatsuch embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerousvariations, changes, and substitutions will now occur to those skilledin the art without departing from the invention. It should be understoodthat various alternatives to the embodiments of the invention describedherein may be employed in practicing the invention.

All publications, patent applications, issued patents, and otherdocuments referred to in this specification are herein incorporated byreference as if each individual publication, patent application, issuedpatent, or other document was specifically and individually indicated tobe incorporated by reference in its entirety. Definitions that arecontained in text incorporated by reference are excluded to the extentthat they contradict definitions in this disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A composition comprising: (a) a first recombinantor synthetic polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence with at leastabout 90% identity to amino acids 19 to 1170 of THBS1 (SEQ ID NO: 9);(b) a second recombinant or synthetic polypeptide comprising an aminoacid sequence with at least about 90% identity to amino acids 23 to 216of FGF17 (SEQ ID NO: 7); and (c) a solubilizing, emulsifying, ordispersing agent, wherein the first polypeptide is present in an amountabout 1 mg/mL or greater and the second polypeptide is present in anamount about 1 mg/mL or greater.
 2. The composition of claim 1, providedthat the first recombinant or synthetic polypeptide has beenrecombinantly produced, the second recombinant or synthetic polypeptidehas been recombinantly produced, or both the first and secondrecombinant or synthetic polypeptides have been recombinantly produced.3. The composition of claim 1, provided that the first recombinant orsynthetic polypeptide has been produced in a mammalian, yeast, insect orbacteria cell, the second recombinant or synthetic polypeptide has beenproduced in a mammalian, yeast, insect or bacteria cell, or both thefirst and second recombinant or synthetic polypeptides have beenproduced in a mammalian, yeast, insect or bacteria cell.
 4. Thecomposition of claim 3, provided that the first recombinant or syntheticpolypeptide, the second recombinant or synthetic polypeptide, or boththe first and the second recombinant or synthetic polypeptides have beenproduced in a mammalian cell and the mammalian cell is a human cell,Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell or mouse myeloma cell.
 5. Thecomposition of claim 1, further comprising an IL-15 polypeptide or apolypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least about 90%identical to amino acids 49-162 of SEQ ID NO:
 10. 6. The composition ofclaim 1, further comprising an IGF2 polypeptide or a polypeptidecomprising an amino acid sequence at least about 90% identical to aminoacids 25-91 of SEQ ID NO:
 11. 7. The composition of claim 1, formulatedfor administration by injection.
 8. The composition of claim 7, providedthat the injection is intramuscular injection.
 9. The composition ofclaim 7, provided that the injection is systematic, subcutaneous, orintravenous injection.
 10. The composition of claim 1, furthercomprising a VTN polypeptide or a polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence comprising at least about 90% identical to amino acids 20-478of SEQ ID NO:
 1. 11. The composition of claim 1, wherein the firstpolypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence with at least about 95%identity to amino acids 19 to 1170 of THBS1 (SEQ ID NO: 9).
 12. Thecomposition of claim 1, wherein the second polypeptide comprises anamino acid sequence with at least about 95% identity to amino acids 23to 216 of FGF17 (SEQ ID NO: 7).
 13. The composition of claim 1, whereinthe first polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence with at leastabout 97% identity to amino acids 19 to 1170 of THBS1 (SEQ ID NO: 9).14. The composition of claim 1, wherein the second polypeptide comprisesan amino acid sequence with at least about 97% identity to amino acids23 to 216 of FGF17 (SEQ ID NO: 7).